As I read the novel “Prayer for the Stolen” by Jennifer Clement that took place in Guerrero, Mexico I perceive there are differences and similarities between Guerrero, Mexico and Raya, Ethiopia in terms of family relationships, and the environment. In Raya many girls are humiliating and kidnapping similarly in Guerrero pretty girls are humanly trafficking. The environment of Guerrero affects people’s lives quite similarly from what people experience in Raya. In the state of Guerrero pretty girls kidnap by the drug lords. All the mothers dress their girls like boys and they don’t tell others that they have girls or young women in their homes. For instance, in the novel, when Ladydi was born her mother announced to her neighbors and
