The Chilling Truths Behind Patricia Mccormick's Sold

“This affliction--hope--is so cruel and stubborn, I believe it will kill me”(McCormick 256). In this novel Sold, a thirteen year old girl, Lakshmi, is sold into human trafficking by her stepdad. She is then sold into a house of prostitution, ironically named the happiness house. She is unwilling to participate in these forbidden activities, but after many endeavors to resist she is eventually drugged and raped. After a while, she begins to adapt to the lifestyle and accepts the fact that she’s stuck there. She is then presented with a risky opportunity to escape, will she take it? This is a nail biting realistic fiction story that could entertain any audience. While many will argue that this is a coming of age story, this is undoubtedly an

Consequently causing this piece of literature to be an informational text. In an article, The Chilling Truths Behind Patricia McCormick’s YA Novels, TIMES author Andrea Sachs tells about a recent interview Patricia McCormick has had. In the article it says “McCormick herself has risen above trauma in her childhood. During an interview with TIME a few weeks ago in Omaha, where she was on her book tour, she tearfully shared a story that she has never told a reporter before. McCormick is a survivor of incest: When she was six years old, she was molested by a family member. “I was so confused. I buried it, because I couldn’t believe it really happened.” The relative, she said, “was actually a good man. I don’t think he could believe he did it. He never did it again. And I think he spent the rest of his life regretting it deeply.’”. This quote illustrates an upbringing of Patricia McCormick and allows us to percept a type of personality of her. In the book Sold I think that Patricia McCormick’s personality is most expressed through the personality of Lakshmi. Both the author and main character are woman of fortitude. Lakshmi is a woman of fortitude due to the fact that she’s prospered through the halfway house, and to our knowledge will go on to proceed with a much better life. Patricia McCormick is a woman of fortitude because she’s prospered through a traumatizing sexual harassing at a young age. Instead of

The human trafficking theme of the story wasn’t something that Patricia McCormick just conjured up one day. Human trafficking is an ongoing problem in the United States of America and many people truly believe that slavery ended with the emancipation proclamation, that's false. In the article “6 crucial facts about human trafficking” it states “There is an estimated 21 million people in forced or coerced human trafficking” This quote just adds to the fact of how prominent human trafficking is in our current society. Human trafficking is a world problem. In an interview when asked what Patricia McCormick did in Nepal she says “I spent a month in India and Nepal tracing Lakshmi’s steps—going from a poor, isolated village in the foothills of the Himalayas all the way to the teeming red-light district of Calcutta. Trained as an investigative reporter, I took notes and photos observing the sights, smells, foods, sounds, and the customs— details to give the book authenticity.” This quote illustrates why this is an informational text. This isn’t just a story made up, Patricia went to this area and spoke to real people. She met victims of human trafficking and she’s experienced being in this area. She gathered information to create this story therefore making it an informational