Nectar in a Sieve Women and Femininity Quotes

Prostitution is a reality for women in the book, and Ruku eventually accepts it without judgment. Ruku’s society’s limitations on women left them few other choices when they were faced with poverty. Moral norms no longer really factor in for Ruku’s regard of prostitution, as she’s come too close to the practical economic reality faced by poor women. (Interestingly, many First World women that are hard-up today make the same choice.)