Sold By Patricia Mccormick: An Analysis

Mary Anne Radmacher always says,“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying I will try again tomorrow (Radmacher).” In the book Sold by Patricia McCormick, Lakshmi grew up in a small village in Nepal where her family relied on crops. Lakshmi had to take a job in the city to support family. Lakshmi was sold into prostitution. Mumtaz, the cruel woman who runs the brothel, puts the prostitutes in horrific living conditions.Through perseverance the day finally came where the scared Lakshmi could finally leave with the help of the American man. Primarily due to substandard living conditions, broken family structures, and widespread unemployment, citizens of developing nations struggle to persevere. …show more content…
Encyclopedia.com talked about single-parent families and the effects it has on the family members.“In developing countries, divorce is not as common, but desertion, death, and imprisonment produce single-parent families, primarily headed by woman( Encyclopedia.com),” stated Encyclopedia.com. Broken families feel a massive amount of abandonment because most of the time their father is not around. This makes this lifestyle very difficult due to all of the other difficulties present in these families lives. Not to forget that now these families only have one income instead of two and most of the time woman do not work in developing countries. Unfortunately Lakshmi’s family was led by a single parent for a little while because Lakshmi’s father died. Lakshmi tells the readers,“ Ama says we are lucky we have a man at all (McCormick 8).” Lakshmi’s mother does not feel like she is good enough to have another husband because of the abandonment issues that come with having a broken family. Although if Lakshmi’s mother would not have married Lakshmi’s family would not have survived due to not having enough money. Broken families struggle to persevere, but most have to get through each