One important transition Somaly describes in the book that I have particularly noticed is from hopeless to hopeful. When she first got to the brothel, Somaly felt trapped. She tried desperately to have control of her body and her situation. She fought off the men who violated her and tried to block off her senses from the horrible things she smell and touched. But, as much as she tried she could not gain the control she so desperately needed. If she fought off the men she was punished, through starvation, physical violence, and other means. Though she tries not to feel things, as revealed by her viseral memories in the book, she was unsuccessful. At this point, she realized that it was much easier to simply give in and agree with her "owners", making life at least a little easier.
But, there was a shift in Somaly's compliance. Men began to offer her marriage, a way of getting out.She realized the only way she could escape was through the one thing that other people valued about her, her body. She tried to escape, revealling her regained hope and decided a rich husband was how should could really better her situation.
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