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She definitely is more than she appears to be. One of those people who become very dependable in life.

I think Sofia started out as a prostitute. Using her talents, I think she rose up through the ranks to run the business. Her place of business rents rooms for sex and she makes her cut. When she is given the chance to get out, I think she didn't take because she had worked to hard to get to where she was, and didn't want to give it up. There is also an element of independence, if she had given it up, she would effectively returned to be just another common prostitute.

Donnavila Marie01 wrote:Sofia symbolizes a clever woman who was eaten by the system in the society but has still a soft spot.

I felt the same about her

Emie Cuevas wrote:I think Sofia started out as a prostitute. Using her talents, I think she rose up through the ranks to run the business. Her place of business rents rooms for sex and she makes her cut. When she is given the chance to get out, I think she didn't take because she had worked to hard to get to where she was, and didn't want to give it up. There is also an element of independence, if she had given it up, she would effectively returned to be just another common prostitute.

Nice one. Sofia is an example of a strong woman who is trying to beat the odds.

Most people stamp her as clever . I agree

Ren B wrote:I got the impression that she was exactly what the author described her as - a woman whom Godfredo paid for the pleasure of her company. If I recall correctly, she was already working/managing New Horizons before she met Godfredo. As far as Sofia not being her real name, I took that as the common practice for women in her line of work.

This is what I thought of Sofia, too. It would be pretty interesting if she was another undercover agent, though. She did have some useful information gathering skills.

Ren B wrote: ↑04 Aug 2017, 22:48 I got the impression that she was exactly what the author described her as - a woman whom Godfredo paid for the pleasure of her company. If I recall correctly, she was already working/managing New Horizons before she met Godfredo. As far as Sofia not being her real name, I took that as the common practice for women in her line of work.

I agree with Ren B. That's what I thought too.

Sofia may be a high priced prostitute and madam of a push button brothel, but she is also an intelligent woman who has connections and wields a certain power from the information she garners from the illicit affairs of powerful people. She knows how to leverage the information to her own ends. I recall she didn't need any explanation of Godfredo's business with the canal when he asked; she already knew what he was doing and that he had the money to pay triple her fee. Every city has a seedy underside and I would guess she might be a power within it.