Innocence, the state of being free of corruption, crime, and any sort of offense. Corruption is a negative force that can infect anyone, in which Lakshmi is corrupted in the form of prostitution. In the book Sold by Patricia McCormick, tells us the story of a thirteen-year-old girl who comes from a poor home who has been sold into prostitution instead of going to a city to become a maid as she was promised. When she arrives at the brothel she doesn't know what type of pain and suffering she will endure. Though it may seem like the darkest time, she will learn how to survive within the situation she has been forced to be placed in. Lakshmi is a young girl living in the mountain range with little to no money. Her family works hard for their
