"If you aren't part of the solution, are you part of the problem?" This is a very good question to be thinking about. This question can interpreted in many ways. For me, it makes me think about bulling. When a kid is getting bullying and you know about it and you don't tell anyone you are the problem. You can help this kid but you decided not to. This makes you not part of the solution but the problem. If your friends are in a fight and you try to help you can make it worse. Lets say you try saying something to one of your friends and they take it the wrong way. You are thinking you are part of the solution, but really you are adding more to the problem. You are part of the problem.
This question relates to Sold because Lakshmi has the chance to tell someone she is in trouble but she doesn't. When the American man comes and talks to her. He asks her if she is held there against her will. She could have just said yes and please help, but she resists. This is part of the problem. Instad of helping with the solution she makes it worse. That was one of her chances to get out of there. Now she has to wait longer until she can leave.
I really liked what you said about bullying, i completely agree. Isn't the was the Lakshmi being treated some sick type of bullying? where she just is completely incapable of standing up for herself, I feel like people don't see not helping the solution as making the problem worst because it's not like they are directly harming anybody, when in reality if nobody stood up for the case, nothing would get done.
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