It's immoral to sell yourself to someone.
Jamal is a poor person from a West African country, and a man from France offered to buy him to work for him.
Jamal has to respond to the offer.
Jamal refuses to sell himself to the man and tells him to leave his country.
Jamal agrees to sell himself to the man because he needs the money.
Jamal feels more pride in himself and is happy that he doesn't belong to anyone.
jamal suffers while working under the man and rethinks his decision.