In the book Sold, there is sort of a dismal, somber tone to it. The author, Patrick McCormick, does a good job of keeping the story starting in this kind of happy situation but quickly changing to a sad and scary feel. Lakshmi is a character who has gone through a lot. She is trying her hardest to adapt to all of the bad things that are and have happened to her.
McCormick has really shown us all of the bad things that have happened to Lakshmi. "He kisses me with lips that are slack and wet and taste of onions." (pg 103). This quote how nasty and gross this problem really is. Many children like Lakshmi, are facing the same problem. Just the image of these terrible things make me cringe. Each little thing that happens in this story is building up to one bad thing after another. This is one of those stories that you can't bear to read that much.
The syntax of this book is short and lacking detailed sentences, but it is straight forward. The author really doesn't try to hide all the bad things that happen to Lakshmi. He just tells us straight forward what bad thing happened. I like that he is straight forward because it makes it more simple to understand what is happening. It isn't one of those stories where you have to translate it.
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