Push by sapphire7/6/2023 Obstacles arise yet again as her pregnancy comes to an end and Precious has her second child. Creating lasting relationships, she begins to realize that with the right “Push” she could turn her life around for the better. In secret, Precious embarks in a long journey that helps her to achieve a sense of belonging as an individual, as she fits in at the new school. All of the girls are required to keep a journal and write whatever comes to their mind even of they can’t spell the words correctly. Rain, leads a group of girls similar to Precious’ situation using the power of writing. Due to her pregnancy, she is removed by the counselor from her school, but given a second chance at an alternative school: “Each One, Teach One.” Precious receives no support from her mother, in fact pure denial, who is barely getting by on welfare, yet her curiosity of what may come from a new school leads her to enroll.Īt the new school, a passionate young teacher, Ms. While illiterate, Precious excels at math and her willingness to learn at Harlem’s Junior High has not gone unnoticed. Continually made-fun of and physically abused by her mother, Precious has grown to believe that she is a worthless human being capable of nothing. Raped by her father, Precious is carrying her second child and has no one to console her as she is neglected at home by her jealous and twisted mother. The novel, Push by Sapphire, is interpreted through the eye’s of Claireece “Precious” Jones, an overweight, illiterate, 16 year old living in a Harlem apartment in 1987.
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