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[quote=LEONARDO,247529]CHYNAGYRL ,

" I find that poverty forces people to do things in order to survive."  For this point, I can fully understand what you mean.Yes, you are right. Poverty is an economic state, which is usually defined as "Material Scarcity". Being poor is not a humiliating thing, but poverty is really hard to bear. In particular, for a budding girl who values beautiful appearance and has the desire to dress elegantly and to be adored, poverty deprived her of the possibility to realize her 'Fairytale Dream'.

On the hand, poverty is also a reflection of psychological state. Poverty is  relative  rather than absolute.( Few extreme cases are exceptions). Compared with others, most people would feel that they are poorer than others. Did most of the gilrs have stuck in a state that without being kept as a mistress or engaging prostitution they would have starved to death. Probably, quite a few of them are not in such a state of poverty.

Well, as to the word " survive", I wonder how you interprete this word? My understanding is that "Survive" is quite different from "Living". To survive probably means to maitain the physical needs and prolong your longevity; wheras living probably refers to living a life with dignity. Without dignity, that is called "survive". Actually, many women who engaged in 'Skin Business" or were willing to be kept as "mistresses" did have the power to live a life through their hard work.  Do I make myself understood?[/quote]

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