Sold: Theme

     The book I am currently reading is called Sold by Patricia McCormick. I notice that the main character, Lakshmi has some ideas that she lives by. I think that these ideas are themes in this book. One theme that I notice throughout the book is her idea that "Family is most important." I think this is a theme because this is a reoccurring idea in this book.
     One example of this is one page one. On this page Lakshmi says "'Let me go to the city' I say. 'I can work for a rich family like Gita does, and send my wages home to you.'" She says this because her family needs a new tin roof because her father gambled away all the landlord's money. This shows that Lakshmi cares about her family enough to go alone into the city and work for a rich family of strangers.
     Another example of this is on page fourty-eight  where Lakshmi says "'This is good news, Ama,' I say, my voice full of boldness I did not know I had. 'There will be one less mouth to feed here, and I will send my wages home." This shows that Lakshmi is trying to convince her family to let her go because she cares a lot about her family.
     Another example of this theme is on page ninety-four where Lakshmi gets to the 'Happiness House' and she is thinking about the things her family can buy with the money she got sold for. In the text she says "It seems as though Auntie Mumtaz is my new mistress. She is a strict one to be sure, but I will prove myself to her. And then my mother will have a new dress, shoes for the cold season, even a new shawl made of the finest yarn. My little brother will have fruit and curds twice a day and a jacket made of yak fur." This shows that Lakshmi cares more about her family and getting them the things they need than herself and proving herself to a strict new mistress. 
   In conclusion, one of the themes in the book Sold by Patricia McCormick is Lakshmi's idea that family is most important. Lakshmi shows this in her time at the 'Happiness House' and when she gets sold to Mumtaz.