Finished "Trafficked''

I finally finished the book. Although it wasn’t my favorite book, it was a great read. Just as I thought things would go bad, they did. *SPOILERS* Hannah finds out Sergey murders people for a living. Lillian becomes extremely abusive. Hannah’s hours working get even longer. Her grandmother died. She is not getting paid. Paavo and Sergey sell bombs to terrorists. And Paavo tries to kidnap Hannah to make her a prostitute. During all of this time on Christmas day the family leaves the house. As she tries to escape Paavo finds her and tries to kill her but the neighbors get her to safety. Hannah is taken to the Hospital for her injuries given to her by Lillian. In the hospital she meets an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. She tells that she will take an to a safe house, she will get a visa, and learn English. After all the hardships Hannah had to go through, she was finally safe and free in America. I really loved this book. Even though it wasn't a true story it told something that so many people really go through which helps spread more awareness for the cause. 

Conflict

There are many conflicts going on throughout the book, Trafficked. First, Hannah’s uncle that was taking care of her disappeared. Leaving her homeless with no money. Another conflict, is the problem of Hannah illegally being in the United States, under a different name, with a different passport, lying to everyone. A third problem is Lillian, the mother housing Hannah, doesn't like Hannah at all. She thinks her husband Sergus, will cheat on her with Hannah. Those aren't the only problems though. Hannah has to work hours and hours cleaning every day and watching the children. Hannah also has been recently been faced with the problem of not being paid. The family is refusing to pay her because her plane ticket costs so much. She not only isn't getting paid, but she isn't allowed to leave the house to go to school so she can learn to make money for herself. Hannah is surrounded with problems and has no way of getting out of them. Are they going to get worse or resolve? 

Analyzing Characters- Lillian

                I haven’t been able to get in much reading this week, but I have read enough to notice that Lillian has been acting very suspicious recently.  Lillian is the mother of the two children Hannah is taking care of in America. At first Lillian was very kind and welcoming towards Hannah, but recently she has gotten very rude and strict. She has made some very harsh rules for Hannah to follow, consisting of when Hannah has to wake up- which is extremely early, the house must be extremely clean, all the time, she’s not allowed to have contact with people outside of the house, she isn’t allowed to have friends in the house, she is rarely allowed to leave the house, and lastly, Hannah is not allowed to look at Lillian’s husband, Sergey, or talk to him unless spoken to. These rules are very restricting, and almost makes it sound like Hannah is not allowed to leave the house, or talk to anyone besides the children. The rules sound more like Hannah being their slave than being a Nanny. Will Hannah’s time spent in the Human Trafficking Industry come soon? 

Human Trafficking Rsearch

I'm about 90 pages into the book Trafficked. Although nothing bad has happened yet, I can tell she won't be happy in America for long. Knowing that the main character, Hannah, will struggle with the problem of Human Trafficking I decided to do some research on what it's really about. Human Trafficking is described as 'Modern Day Slavery'. Mainly women and Children are sold to be beaten, starved, forced to be prostitutes, and work days on end with no sleep. Although there are hundreds of organizations to help stop human trafficking, in the United States alone, 14,500 to 17,500 people are illegally sold into human trafficking every year.