Why it still exists today.

Humans right still continues to exist till this day because it is not that type of problem that you can stop right away. This is a problem that continues to grow over time and if you don't take care of that problem its going to get worst. In the book sold it showed that after Lakshmi was tricked into prostitution new girls appeared after she has been in the Happiness house for a long time. This shows that in developing countries, the government doesnt try and stop it because the police get paid to keep their mouths shut. Its also easy for uneducated girls to get tricked into being sold as a prostitute. This is especially for the girls that come from very poor villages and their parents are willingly to sell their daughters for money.This human rights still continues because of poor developing countries and because the lack of education that girls are getting.

. Why do you think that such a big human rights issue continues to exist around the world?

I believe human trafficking exist around the world because, the girls they are trafficking sometimes doesn’t know what’s going on or is tricked and believes what is told to them also for money. I know this because if you look back at the characters in SOLD that shifted Lackshmi place to place they all got money for what they did to help Lackshmi arrive to the Happiness House. Also, Lackshmi, in the first place thought that she will be working as a maid in the city and she believed Auntie Bilma, Uncle Husband and Mumtaz. This shows that Lackshmi was gullible and didn’t even have the slightest clue where she was going in the city and, didn’t know what she was going to do in the city. If Lackshmi was tricked into prostitution imagine other million of girls that thought the same thing.

P.S. If you need help think about why does drug dealing still continue in the world? Then think why human trafficking still continues.

it is a big deal!

Based on the novel sold, human trafficking is a big deal because many young women, boys, and big adults go through various amounts of pain. It is also a big deal because many girls are being sold into prostitution and are not going to return to their family. And the money that the girls earn goes to the owner and does not go to the family. Also, when they do not listen the get beaten with whatever the goondas have. that is really sad. For example, in the book sold a young girl named Anita tried to run away and the police found her and they beat her in the face with a metal pipe. Now she face is half broken. That can happen to any girl that is being trafficked. And police cant do anything. only the Americans can do something. But it takes a long time. Just imagine being in a place filled with young girls having sex, and waiting for someone to come and get you. That must be torture.

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 28TH

By reading the novel Sold, you have been introduced to the issue of human trafficking. Why do you think that such a big human rights issue continues to exist around the world?

Hugging Man

I think the hugging man is important to Lackshmi because he wasn't like other customers and he treated her like he was actually in love with Lackshmi.Also he treated her like she was important. I know this because on page 176 Lackshmi states that this customer she had wasnt like the others and he held her and probably he forgot where he was. He probably was imagining that he was with his sweetheart. This shows how the hugging man treated Lackshmi. He treated her like if she was important to him and he couldnt live without her. He didn't zip up his pants do his hair like her other customers. He was different.

Hugging Man

In my point of view i think that Lakshmi felt this way because since Lakshmi has been in the happiness house nothing much has really happened to her , and i think that she just wanted that moment where a person would respect her as a person and treat her as human and not just a toy.Instead of trying to say thank you , Lakshmi didn't. She didn't because she felt it wasn't enough to tell the man how much it meant to her , for once to be treated as a person . On page 176 "He did not simply stand and zip his trousers when he was finished, or fall heavily asleep on top of me the some do.He didn't fix his hair in the mirror and walk out without a word" ,"He held me".This shows that Lakshmi was happy that she met a guy like him because unlike her other customers he didn't fall asleep on her , instead he thanked her and walked out the room.Lakshmi waits for the hugging man to come back because the hugging man truly has shown Lakshmi kindness and caring towards her.

The Hugging Man

I think Lakshmi felt this way because she hasn't been held like that in a long time and she thought saying thank you wouldn't show how happy she was. On page 176, Lakshmi says," I could feel myself, my true self, give in to the simple pleasure of being held." She also says," And so I held him, too. Slowly, I put my arms around him and allowed them to stay. Eventually, we pulled apart. I was the last to let go." This shows that Lakshmi was extremely happy when the hugging man held her. She was pleased by it and according to the last sentence of my evidence, she didnt want to let go. I think Lakshmi waited for the hugging man to come back because she wants to be held again. I also think that maybe she liked the hugging man just a little bit and wanted to see him again.

Why is it such a big deal?

I don't think that it is a big deal. I say that because she helping with her families bills and even paying for her dads medicine. They should be greatful. This was a desicion she made by herself. Nobody sold her. This was a choice of her's, it was either she sells her body or her family suffers. If it was you and your family was on the line. What would you do?

EXTRA CREDIT DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST

What's the big deal with Monica working as a prostitute? Why is her family so upset when she was helping support them?

the reason why she felt this certain way.

Lakshmi felt this certain way because she wanted someone to protect her while she was in this horrible place. She also wanted him there because he made her feel special.When I say that he made her feel special I mean he made her feel as if she was important. But, when he left. She wanted to say thank you in his language, but she felt that he should get more than just a thank you. Nobody ever made her feel that way. She doesn't know what to do.

Lakshmi and the Hugging Men

I think that Lakshmi feels this way because it is the first person that is actually kind to lakshmi in the Happiness House. I know this because in the book the chapter is calledAn Accidental Kindness on pg.176 and it says "He was young and clean ang gentle." This shows that Lakshmi has started feeling feelings to this man that was really nice to her and she will remmember him.

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST

Reread pp. 176-177. Laksmi has a customer that she refers to as the hugging man. After he and Laksmi exchange services she says "Harish had taught me how to say thank you in his language, but it seemed a paltry word for my debt to this man." Why does Laksmi feel this way? Why does she wait for the hugging man to come back? 


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lakshmi fantasy in the city

i believe Lakshmi is scared because she is in a city where she has gotten tricked into being a made but now she is really a sex slave. she is most likely wondering why would her stepfather sell her? did he know what she was really going to be doing? where is she? why is she living in this "happiness house" where its dirty and surrounded by poverty. Lakshmi didn't imagine Nepal to be like this and i know she is definitely worried. this shows that Lakshmi isn't probably brave because first of all she doesn't know Nepal, second she doesn't speak there language and the traffickers are too smart so she cant really escape. i know me being in her shoes i would be freaking out especially being young.

Lakshmi's Fantasy & reality

Lakshmi's fantasy of what the city would be like is really different from reality. It's so because she imagines gold tin roofs.On page 87 "There are roofs made of metal scraps, but no roofs of gold." This shows that everything Lakshmi has image the city would be like was just a fantasy. Also because it was a fantasy this gave Lakshmi have fear of the city.

Lakshmi's fantasy V.S. the reality

Lakshmi's fantasy of the city differs from the reality because she expected a rich and golden city but instead she saw a rundown,poor city. On page 87, Lakshmi says," There are roofs made of metal scraps, held down with the soft black wheels from cars. There are roofs of heavy paper, piled with bricks and boots and pots and pans." This shows that this village in India is somewhat like Lakshmi's house. Lakshmi made her expectations too high and got disappointed in the end. Also, you shouldn't trust everything that people tell you.

Lakshmi's Fantasy of the City

Lakshmi is proabably know confused with a lot of questions and is not really what she expected. I know this because in the book she mentions that she has a lot of questions but the people or what we should say "The Traffickers"don't want to answer her questions.This shows that this is not whar Lakshimi expected.

her fantasy differs from reality

Lakshmis fantasy differs from reality when she gets to the city. I say this because on page 87, she says, " And roofs made of sheets tied in place with plastic vines. But no roof of gold." This shows you that everything that Lakshmi expected did not come true. Her expectations were not met. This can also tell you that everything in the book is not going to be true.

DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE BY OCT 7

Reread pp. 87-88. How does Lakshmi's fantasy of what the city would be like differ from the reality of how it appears when she gets there?