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 monsoons washed away
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sex trafficking. Victims of the horrific crime suffer from physical‚ sexual‚ and psychological abuse. A fictional‚ yet all-too-real tale of these atrocities is exemplified in Sold‚ a novel by Patricia McCormick‚ about a young Nepalese girl named Lakshmi who is sold into sex slavery. Throughout her year at the brothel called the “Happiness House” she learns how to find shining lights among what seems like impenetrable darkness and evil surrounding Mumtaz‚ the woman who runs the brothel‚ and the men
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pray for protection from untimely death. This offering should be made near a Tulsi tree‚ the Holy Basil or any other sacred tree that one might have in their yard. Dhanteras Celebrations Dhanteras is celebrated with gusto and enthusiasm. "Lakshmi-Puja" is performed in the evenings when tiny diyas of clay are lighted to drive away the shadows of evil spirits. Bhajans ir devotional songs- in praise of Goddess Laxmi are sung and "Naivedya" of traditional sweets is offered to the Goddess. There
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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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Lakshmi is thirteen ‚ she goes to school but she desire to go out and work in the city and be a maid for rich people‚ so she can help her family with the money problems. When Lakshmi was desiring to be a maid in the city her step father sold her into prostitution for one hundred rupees . Lakshmi feels heartbroken and distraught that her stepfather had done that to her . She has so many questions for her stepfather trying to understand. Lakshmi was sold to a lady named Mumtaz . Mumtaz was the owner
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All women are now considered as Lakshmi‚ a woman can bring wealth and prosperity to the house by doing her duties as an obedient daughter‚ loyal wife‚ and loving mother. Jeaneane Fowler wrote book about the beliefs and practices in Hinduism. In her book‚ Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices‚ she explained Lakshmi as a partner of Vishnu that without her Vishnu’s power are useless. As she wrote‚ “Lakshmi is the active energy of Vishnu‚ so while Vishnu is creator‚ Lakshmi is creation. While Vishnu supports
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[8] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (dīpa in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.[9] These lamps are kept on during the night and one’s house is cleaned‚ both done in order to make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome.[10] Firecrackers are burst because it is believed that it drives away evil spirits.[11][12][13] During Diwali‚ all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. The festival starts with Dhanteras on
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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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make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome.[9] Firecrackers are burst because it is believed that it drives away evil spirits.[10][11][12] During Diwali‚ all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. The festival starts with Dhanteras on which most Indian business communities begin their financial year. The second day of the festival is called the Naraka Chaturdasi. Amavasya‚ the third day of Diwali‚ marks the worship of Lakshmi‚ the goddess of wealth
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