The Character Of Lakshmi In Patricia Mccormick's Sold

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In the novel Sold, the author Patricia McCormick uses the main character, Lakshmi, to teach the reader how to fight being molded by your environment.One way Lakshmi fights being molded is she pictures home. Another way Lakshmi prevents herself from being molded is that she thinks herself as two separate people. In conclusion, it is evident that Lakshmi the main character in the novel Sold, fights being molded by her surroundings.
One way Lakshmi fights being molded is by picturing home. On page 95 it states, “I sit on the bed and try to picture Tali’s little pink nose”. On page 97 the author writes, “I can at least dream to home”. On page 104 Lakshmi says, “Running down the hall, past the other girls, losing my fancy city shoes along the way,

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