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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 informing, it is uniquely written the way Lakshi would have been thinking and the way she saw the situation. The format and style of this book only intensifies the story causing readers to feel more empathy towards the characters.
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