![]() ![]() Mumtaz quickly turns that belief on its ear with her behavior and constant lies. One of Lakshmi's flaws is that she believes that justice will prevail. When Lakshmi still refuses to work for Mumtaz, the owner of the brothel beats and starves her to within an inch of her life. The threat is real enough that Shahanna, who is in the room, opens her eyes "wide with fear" (70.Sold.27). "Do you know the way home? Do you have money for the train? Do you speak the language here? Do you even have any idea where you are?" (70.Sold.11)Īnd when Lakshmi tries to run from her first rape, Mumtaz shaves her head and threatens to slice Lakshmi's throat if she doesn't comply. ![]() She clearly has a train of employees extending to Nepal for the express purpose of giving the girls in the brothel no option of escape. Little motivates Mumtaz except for greed, and almost all of the actions she takes are to maximize her profit margin. She rules through fear, lies, and violence, and her tactics are incredibly effective. There's little complexity to her character. The owner of Happiness House is almost the quintessential villain: greedy, cruel, manipulative, and violent. ![]() ![]() Ursula the Sea Witch.īundled all together, these villains have nothing on Mumtaz. ![]()
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