In Sold, when Lakshmi's mom hears that her husband has sold their daughter, she's very scared for her child. She could have stood up for Lakshmi, and there would be a chance that her daughter would be able to stay. But, because of the respect women are suppose to show men in the Middle East, she was afraid to say anything. She stood on the side lines and added to Lakshmi's problem of trying to find her way home from the city and out of the Happiness House. If her mom had stood up for her and helped resolve the problem of her leaving home to go to a foreign place, Lakshmi might have never left.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Emma Burtt Post #4
"If you aren't part of the solution, are you part of the problem?" If you do nothing to try to solve the problem then you are in the way. In a way, if your are just standing on the side lines, you are contributing to the problem because you're not resolving it. Some people can only do very little to help the situation, but this is better than standing around and waiting for someone else to step up. Problems can only be resolved if people help work them out.
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I love the way that you included the part about the mom, I didnt remember that, I do agree that Lakshmi's mom had an idea of where Lakshmi was going, it upsets me that the mom still went to the trouble of fooling Lakshmi that she was to become a maid by listing all the rules about being a maid to Lakshmi, I dont think that she had the strength to tell Lakshmi the truth, and to rebel against her husband.
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I definitely agree when you talked about how standing on the sidelines doesn't help solve the problem by not trying to solve it. Although, sometimes trying to find a solution for something that you are not really a part of can make it worse but overall I see what you are saying. People shouldn't just let things happen that are creating a problem especially if it has to do with others being mistreated. Your example about Lakshmi's mom was a great way to prove your point.
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