Sold Response

Response Paper on Sold
Growing up in a rural society negativity seems to be the common language used, and well positivity, not so much. There’s not much laughter in the city, but it is perhaps laughter on the farm. It’s a small town and not so big as the city. There’s always that “small town girl” that gets caught into the uncommon situations or what we like to call it “big mistakes”. Well, the story of Sold, gives us the history of it all starting with Lakshmi.
The story line of events
As I began reading Sold, I was hoping that I wouldn’t think of any stereotypes about the book, but I did, and for the most part I think I was correct. This story starts off with the 12 year old girl by the name Lakshmi growing up in a rural society by the

name of Nepal. She lives there with her “good for nothing stepfather”, her mother Ama, her little brother, and she has a goat. Lakshmi is very intelligent and appears to be the top of her class at school.
However, she needs to earn money, and she’s trying to figure out ways to earn as much as her friend which is a maid in the city. Rural girls and the city doesn’t always have a positive impact. She has to do something now since there was a disaster and all of the food was washed away. Her and her family are poor already as it is now they’re hungrier and poorer. So how can she help her family out? What is there for her to do? Should she go into the city? According to her stepfather, he arranges for this so called “Aunt Bilma" to take Lakshmi into the city to work.
Unfortunately, Lakshmi was manipulated into being sex trafficked by someone she think she knows. There was money exchanged between Bilma and the stepfather. Once arrived in the city, the so called “Aunt Bilma” takes Lakshmi to a man by the weird name of “Uncle Husband”, guess what happens then? “Uncle Husband” exploited Lakshmi across the border to this so called “happiness house" where he exchanges money with this woman and then Lakshmi is taken to this room where a guy tries to rape her. The exchanging of the money, being sent across the boarder, and more exchanging of money is considered trafficking and being exploited.
This is the Lakshmi story and she realizes the work she really have to do. She have to have sex with multiple men to pay off money that was used to buy her with. Lakshmi is a tough girl and she fights back. She’s not happy to be there, she misses her family but she eventually had to adjust.
Perception of Sold
Sold is a great book for not only females to read but males too.

I think this book would help more people be aware of how something so small can turn into something so big. Everyone who reads this book can just be cautious on what things are said and listen to them closely to see if it sounds like trafficking. Or maybe they can share this story and it can help a friend out in danger. In my honest opinion, this happens frequently and most of us refuse to do anything about it and refuse to look for resources to help someone. I think that Lakshmi should have been a bit more concern about the job she would have to do in order to make money. The major red flag that I saw was when the stepfather paid the aunt to take her in town. I think that was a red flag implicating he didn't care what happened to her as long as she went in town to make money for the family. To prevent situations like this I would advise both genders, male and females to ask questions. Figure out the history and do background research to be sure it's safe and legal. Be caution of everything you decide you want to do. Ask around if people heard of things or jobs that has possibly been offered to you.As a trafficking worker, I would mentor the survivor and help them recover by day to day conversations, therapy, and

counseling.