There are some times where you can be neither part of the solution nor the problem. You can simply not be a part of the entire conflict and not get involved in the solution either. There can also be times where you cannot control the solution and you aren't causing the problem either. Just because you don't play a part in the solution doesn't mean that you contributed to the problem.
In the book Sold, Lakshmi had to go through so many tough situations that she couldn't control and she wasn't able to control the solution either. For example, her being forced into prostitution was not something she could control and it wasn't in her power to be able to leave and be free either. She couldn't be a part in problem or the solution.
I think that Lakshmi is actually part of the problem, but not by her own choice. I also think she could have been part of the solution if she had agreed to have that white man save her and the other girls. She would have helped the process of shutting down the "Happiness House" a lot faster.
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