The documentary “SOLD” really opened my eyes to the degree of poverty that a family can go through. This particular story took place in Nepal. In the village that Lakshmi and her family lived in, villagers were so poor that the basic need of shelter was difficult to attain for some families. In the exposition of the film, Lakshmi was flying a kite. Immediately, I was given an idea not only of her age, but of her financial standard. I immediately compared her activities to the pastimes of those in the United States. A typical child in the United States might play on an electronic device or read a book, whereas a child in Nepal will fly a kite because the child does not have access to such luxuries. Because the United States is a high-income
