then realizes Mumtaz pays the men off to simply look the other way. She then begins to question how these women will ever receive justice for the wrong doing of Mumtaz and the numerous men that participated in the Happiness House. At the end of Sold‚ McCormick does not give an explanation as to what happens to Lakshmi and the other girls after the police invade the Happiness House. The author does this because in the majority of cases of sex trafficking the girls do not receive a new slate and the men
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The book I read this quarter was Sold by Patricia McCormick. The story is first-person and is narrated by thirteen year-old Lakshmi from Nepal. This book has over 170 chapters‚ each one only a few pages in length. This adds to the narrative as Lakshmi is thinking in small thoughts and does not think into many things due to her young age. Lakshmi’s family was poor‚ but managed to make it by on most days‚ on other days Lakshmi and her mother would starve while her step-father gambled. One day‚ Himalayan
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In Sold‚ I believe the author-Patricia McCormick-was trying to inform readers about the horrors of many young girls’ daily lives. The book explains the journeys of how the young girls enter human trafficking and how they rely on the other girls in the house. I believe the purpose of this book is to inform the readers of the horrors of what the world is like and it is not as innocent as many people may naively believe it is just because noting that horrible has happened to them. Along with just
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I found my favorite quote after I read the book SOLD in class. The book was about a young girl who got sold into the sex slave trade and it illustrated her realization of how horrible the world can be. Even the people who should depend on can cross you and become untrustworthy. My quote is by Patricia McCormick who writes a main character named Lakshmi. The main character snuck down after a customer and saw the woman who owned her paying off a police officer to look the other way. She began to realize
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Global Perspectives: Cultural novel Project ~ S. Mahone Novel- Sold Author- Patricia McCormick Featured Country or Culture- Nepal‚Calcutta Cultural Novel- Students will research a country/culture and create a typed or handwritten report based on the following criteria/questions: 1. Brief summary of novel- The novel Sold tells the story of a girl named Lakshmi from Nepal‚ who is sold into sexual slavery in India.When the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the
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In the book Sold by Patricia McCormick Lakshmi is a thirteen year old girl who lives a life different from most thirteen year old kids with her siblings and her stepfather in a village in the Himalayan mountains. Lakshmi stepfather sells and sends her away with a stranger to become a maid for 10‚000 rupees. “She says full payment is due‚ as well as 50 rupees extra for interest”.(36) She is basically saying she wants the full amount that she is worth. The value of human life is worth more than just
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The author of this book is Malala Yousafzai with co-author‚ Patricia McCormick. It was published in October 8‚ 2013 by Little‚ Brown and Company in New York‚ Boston and and by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the U.K.. Malala is an activist for children who are denied education worldwide. She has been delivering speeches to influence others to take a stand in giving all children free‚ quality education for twelve years. Purpose: This book exist to let readers know her story. How she got shot by the Taliban’s
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I’m reading a book called cut. by Patricia McCormick My main character is callie. A girl who cuts herself. She hurt herself. Never too deep‚ never enough to die but enough to feel the pain. Enough to feel the scream inside. The reason i chose this book is that it looks interesting and it talks about teenage in our generation. It talks about himself and Cellie is like any teen girl‚ she does very well in school‚ she’s addiction to cutting herself. This novel is important‚ feeling of hopeless‚ helplessness
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Cut‚ By Patricia McCormick‚ is a fine example of why some young adult fiction deserves literary serious consideration. As a first person account Cut is not only the story of a young adult’s journey through a mental illness‚ it also serves as a guide to help others find solutions to their own mental problems. The story is as believable as the well rounded characters who actually make you feel that you are there‚ in the room‚ with them. With descriptive detail‚ this story not only initiates psychological
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It is hard to imagine how liberation could be a product bought by status. Throughout life‚ people are continuously confronted with the reality of societal rankings. Patricia McCormick’s realistic fictional novel‚ Sold‚ tells the story of Lakshmi‚ a young girl thrown into the world of human trafficking. As she is forced to come to terms with her circumstances‚ the story follows her struggle for autonomy. Through the lens of Marxist criticism‚ readers discern that economic status and social class shape
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