Physically, to be human means that you are simply just another species on this planet. Humans carry various traits such as dominance just like many other animals, however we also carry thousands of different traits as well. Traits such as level of brain capacity and amount of communication between each other truly separate us from the rest of the many animals on earth, and have lead us to question whether the decisions we make for ourselves are right or wrong. In the animal kingdom, it natural for one animal to mistreat and even kill another of their own species. Humans are animals nonetheless, but this is surely no excuse for us to act the same as them. Most of the time when humans are too atavistic in the situations they find themselves in, we question their humanity. For the reason that we are human and have the intelligence to know how to be respected by each other, we try to avoid situations that destruct our seemingly ethereal mindset that physically keeps us “human.”
In the novel Sold, by Patricia McCormick, a young girl named Lakshmi experiences her family’s struggles to make money and get by early in life. From the mountains of Nepal, she is quickly “sold” into sexual slavery by her stepfather. At only 13 years old, Lakshmi is unknowingly forced into a situation that will later challenge her own humanity and make her question her decisions and sense of right and wrong. Surely it doesn’t feel right that she is sold as a human, however if it is what she must do to keep her family above the water she must remain humble and stay true to herself to remain sane.
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