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Monday, October 17, 2011
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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I think it has to do with the way he treated her and the way others men treated her. I think this because in the beginning Lakshmi trusted uncle husband but he let her down. He sold her off to Mumtaz and didn't look back. He did his job getting Lakshmi to trust him and that was it. This guy the "Hugging Man." was different. Lakshmi says he was gentle and after they were done he held her. She liked the whole body to body thing for the first time. This shows that Lakshmi had stop trusting men but this guy comes and changes that because he treats her the way she likes to be treated. Lakshmi didn't want to see a man man that was rough like Habib. She wanted "Hugging Man." She wanted to thank him for being gentle and holding her at the end.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Nadifa; I think that Lakshmi was so grateful to the "hugging man" because he made her feel appreciated and loved. Lakshmi has been tricked and violated by all of the men in her life; her stepfather sold her into this dirty and painful business, Uncle Husband claimed to be her friend and her protector, but forsook her and left her alone in a foreign city, and all of the men that have come and raped her since she started working at Happiness House. Lakshmi wanted the "hugging man" to come back because it gives her something to look forward to, and makes her feel worthy of love.
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ReplyDeleteLakshmi felt that it was the need to say thank you for the simple fact that he wasn't like all the other men. He didn't want to immedetley have sex with her unlike the others. She felt the warmth when he hugged her and that's all he did.I agree with Ayanna because when the man also hugged her she felt like she was something again and appreciated. The reason she would want the guy to come back is because he was basically the only one who treated her with respect.
Lakshimi feels this ways because she has never felt like that about a man and she has never had a father to whom to sahre toughts with. Then there is a whole in her heart that needs love and she thought that this would make her feel loved by someone. On page 176, Lakshmi says, "But i could feel myself, my true self give in to the simple pleasure of being held. His body warmed mine the way the Himalayan sun warms the soil. His skin was soft-like the velet of Tali's nose. And his contentment through to me like an evening rain shower." This shows how much love she misses the village where she used to live with her mom. She needs love and she thought that when he hugged him it was like being back at the village where she was atleast loved by her mom. teacher and brother.
ReplyDeleteLakshmi felt that saying thank you to the ‘’Hugging Man” seemed a paltry word for her debt to this man. I think that the reason Lakshmi felt this way towards the “Hugging Man” was because he gave her a sense of hope. I say this because after Lakshmi had slept with the first few men and noticed that this was what she was going to have to do, she never had hope that she could be just a normal girl again. I think that having the “Hugging Man” made Lakshmi feel that even though she is going through all of this, there is still hope for her.
ReplyDeleteLakshmi needs love,she has a big whole on her heart she is homesick.On pg.176"But i could feel myself, my true self give in to the simple pleasure of being held. His body warmed mine the way the Himalayan sun warms the soil."I agree with Yalimsis."This shows how much she is missing her Ama,brother,and village.And, that she is trying to get rid of what she is feeling with the hug.She need lots of love.This shows that the men treat her with respect not like others who comes and do it and doesn't treat Lakshmi with the respect that Lakshmi deserves and Lakshmi felt happy about this men treating her in a nice way.
ReplyDeleteLakshmi feels this way because the "Hugging man" actually treated her with respect unlike the other customers.In page 176 Lakshmi says "But i could feel myself, my true self, give in to the simple pleasure of being held." This shows that Lakshmi felt some kindness and love by this man. She probably wait's for the "Hugging Man" to come back because she wants him to give her love now that Ama is not giving her anymore because they are apart. Lakshmi wants someone to protect her from the place she is in now.
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ReplyDeleteLakshmi feels this way because a simple thank you wouldn’t be enough to pay off the debt she owes to the hugging man. The hugging man did more than just treat her with kindness. He made her realize and wonder something about herself that she never would have done before. She realized that her body wasn’t a disgrace, and started questioning her inner and outer beauty. Lakshmi realized that just because she is a prostitute doesn’t mean that she is a bad person and should be treated differently. I know this because on page 178, Lakshmi observes herself in the mirror and says, "In the days the hugging man leaves, I consider myself in the mirror my plain self not the self wearing lipstick and eyeliner and a flimsy dress. Sometimes I see a girl who is growing into women hood." This shows that the hugging man has changed Lakshmis prospective of her. That’s why Lakshmi has been counting the days he comes back. So she could feel loved again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with samantha because when the hugging man came into her room she felt appreciated and comfort. This hugging man has proved to her that not all men are mean and cruel like the men she has dealt with in the previous pages.On page 176 she says "but i could feel myself, my true self,give in to the simple pleasure of being held. This shows that the hugging man meant something to her and gave he something to look forward to and to enjoy . Thats why she was counting the days until he comes back
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ReplyDeleteI 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.
I believe Lakshmi felt that way about the hugging man because he treated her differently although he has sex with her. I say this because, on page 176 Lakshmi says that he didn't just zip his pants, fall asleep on top on her, or fix his hair & walk out like the others. He actually just held her. That hasn't happened to her since she came to a happiness house. This proves that Lakshmi is happy when he hugs her because she finally sees all men that come to the brothel are not the same & she felt loved when they were hugging
ReplyDeleteI feel that lakshmi feels this way because she never felt that way before and she felt special. I say this because on page 176,Lakshmi said "But I could feel myself, my true self give in to the simple pleasure of being held". She also said "His body warmed mine the way Himalayan sun warms the soil". This goes to show that "The Hugging Man" made her feel like she's important like none of her other customers did. So therefor she was starting to have feels for a strange man all because of how she felt with him. That's why she has been counting the days until he comes back..
ReplyDeleteI believe Lakshmi felt this way because this specific man "the hugging man" made her feel comfortable and she could trust him and believed that he wasn't like all men such as unlce husband who lied and said that they were married in order to cross the border. She could feel herself , be herself when she is aorund this man because she held on to him and let him stay. Lakshmi has been counting the days until this guy comes back. I think the reason why she is counting the days is because she wants to be held again and feel comfort , and unlike the other men he stood to hold her , her other customers just have sex with her and then leaves her.
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ReplyDeleteI think Lakshmi waited for the hugging man because he was different from all the other men.He held her gently and probably didn't mean to harm her.
I think that both Lakshmi and the Hugging man got something out of what happened in the room.Like Lakshmi said 'I could feel myself,my true self,giving in to the simple pleasure of being held'.Lakshmi has been away from home and is in a horrible place so that was probably the first time she has been hugged with meaning in a long time.So she enjoyed it.While the Hugging man probably imagined he was with someone he loved since it says ' He held me. Perhaps it was an accident,or he forgot where he was,and imagined he was with his sweetheart.'He probably felt like Lakshmi in a way too.Thats why when Lakshmi said that 'thank you' seemed a paltry word for her debt to the man she probably meant that thank you was no enough for her to express how thankful she really was
I believe lakshmi felt comfortable and loved. I know this because when she talks about hugging man and how she felt thank you wasn't enough for what he's done for her shown how much him holding her helped her a little inside.This shows that the hugging man was such a big impact in Lakshmi's well being that she was speachless!
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