On Her Own
She was now in a tough situation since she needed to start taking responsibility for her own life, which was difficult without any special expertise. She chose to rely on what she knew.
Banking on her looks
And that was relying on her appearances to achieve what she desired, which in this case was money. Sara had dropped out of school since finishing seemed nearly unattainable to her, and she wanted money to prove to her parents that she would be fine in life. But her alternatives were restricted at the time…