Yinling Chan Carter Jones Alyssa Wahl Carolina Chavarriaga SOLD PATRICIA MCCORMICK SETTING TIME: Around winter, in the 21 st century PlACE: Real CULTURAL SETTING : India ATMOSPHERE, MOOD: Sad SPECIFIC DETAILS: Happiness house ALYSSA Mumtaz bought Lakshmi and made her a prostitute, started whole complication Lakshmi was forced by Mumtaz to do things she didnt want to do. LAKSHMI VS MUMTAZ When Lakshmi was sold, she was forced to mature She had to pretend to be happy, even though things were tough She had to force herself to do things she didnt want to do but had to, to survive. She began to give up on caring about herself LAKSHMI VS HERSELF LAKSHMI Caring, Sad, Shy, Hopeful, Responsible, Brave, Determined, Shy, Intelligent, Trusting. MUMTAZ Selfish, Demanding, Rude, Tricky, Stubborn, Aggressive, Organized, Bossy, Disrespectful, Mean HARISH Giving, Happy, Hard-working, Kind, Thoughtful, Compassionate, Generous, Friendly AMA Caring, Patient, Loving, Accepting, Forgiving, Unselfish, Hard-working, Wise, Passive, Loyal THE STEP-FATHER Selfish, Rude, Materialistic, Unfair, Stubborn, Disagreeable, Unhelpful, Bajai Sita- Bajaj Sita is the shopkeeper who the stepfather sells Lakshmi to. Auntie Bilma- Auntie Bilma is the woman who leads Lakshmi to the new city, then sells her to Uncle. Uncle- Uncle is the man who brings Lakshmi into India, then sells her to mumtaz. The girls in the happiness house- they are the ones who explain to Lakshmi what the happiness house is, and become some of Lakshmis only friends. OTHER CHARACTERS Page 102 We go up some stairs, down another hallway, then into a room where an old man is lying on a bed. His skin is yellow and he has tufts of hair poking out of his ears. Mumtaz speaks kindly to him and I wonder if he is sick PERTINENT PASSAGES Page 182 Then he hands me a pencil. It is shiny and yellow and it smells of lead and rubber. And possibility PERTINENT PASSAGES Page 91 At home, these girls would be up at dawn to do their chores, not sleeping in their festival clothes until the midday meal PERTINENT PASSAGES Page 68 It is like a river, where the currents of buses and trucks and people and animals flow into and around each other CONNECTIONS Page 178 It doesnt matter, of course. Because no one will want me now CONNECTIONS The significance of the tin roof in the book means protection for Lakshmi and her family. "A tin roof means that the family has a father who doesn't gamble away the landlord's money playing cards in the tea shop. A tin roof means the family has a son working at the brick kiln in the city. A tin roof means that when the rains come, the fire stays lit and the baby stay healthy" (Page 1) TIN ROOF The importance of the word 'daughter' that's in the book, that takes place in India, women is inferior to men and being a daughter basically says that you're worthless and is only useful for a certain amount of time and after they've done their job, they're basically useless. Lakshmi's step-father compared daughters to a goat. "Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it's time to make stew" (Page 8) DAUGHTER Lakshmi, not knowing that she's being sold, helped her family is get 800 rupees (approx $17CDN) and thinks her family is now rich thinking Ama can finally have a taste of Coca Cola that only the headman's wife can afford and the best of all, a tin roof. Not knowing that her step-father is probably going to use all that money for his own selfish needs and also not knowing something horrible is awaiting her for her new found job. SOLD To research Sold, Patricia traveled to India and Nepal, where she interviewed girls who has been rescued from the sex trade. Patricia McCormickResearch BACKGROUND INFO Each year, nearly 12,000 Nepali girls are sold by their families, both intentionally and unwillingly, into a life of sexual slavery in the brothels of India. Page 78 The cart we are traveling in now is called a rickshaw. It is pulled by a chicken-legged man in a rag skirt THE WRITERS STYLE Page 67 The cart were riding on now is called a bus. I dont know this for certain, but I am fairly sure that that is its name because Auntie said, Dont pester me with a thousand questions when we get on the bus THE WRITERS STYLE The authors style made a good read. People who are interested in the world might enjoy reading this and also those who like easy but moving books. This book is very heart wrenching. CONCLUSION: WAS THIS A GOOD READ? Setting, Complication and Conflict (Alyssa Wahl) Illustrator and Character Studies (Carter Jones) Passages and Connections (Carolina Chavarriaga) Background information and Key Words (Yinling Chan) Writers Style and Conclusion (All members of the group) CREDITS