Push, is a novel written by Sapphire. Push was published by Alfred A. Knopf and the copy right date is 1996.
Part Two Ramona Loften aka Sapphire is an American author and poet. She earned a bachelor’s degree of art at the City College of New York and her Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College. Sapphire had a difficult childhood. Her father molested at the age of eight and her mother abandoned the family five years later. In her teenage years, she dropped out of high school. Her childhood full of hardships relates to the life Precious lived in the novel. Precious was molested by her father and did not receive an adequate education in her teenage years. Sapphire is homosexual and a member of a gay organization, which connects to many characters …show more content…
Rain” and others found her a place at a group home to stay. During her time at the group home, she gives birth to her second baby, now taking care of a baby and going to alternative school. Claireece, eventually has a meeting with her mother, who is persistent in Claireece coming back, who tells her that her father has died and that he had AIDS. Claireece then find out she has AIDS and now has that to deal with too. Claireece does not let this stop her though. She still went to alternative school, an AIDS support group, took care of her second child, dreamed of getting her daughter back, and starting a new life. Claireece is a child who showed many symptoms of the abuse and maltreatment she received. Though she truly showed resilience. She tried to adapt to her hardships and function despite it. Claireece did this through prosocial efforts. She found comfort, seeking out positive behaviors in a trusted adult, “Ms. Rain.” This work of fiction, tells several different things about the many forms of abuse and neglect that occurred throughout the plot. The novel showed readers that abuse and neglect has a huge impact on the family system. Readers are also shown that the impacts of abuse on the child can be very severe. For example, Claireece had low self-esteem, could not read or write, and struggles immensely in school. Push is an excellent example of how abuse and neglect is so harmful for the family and especially, the child.
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Part Two Ramona Loften aka Sapphire is an American author and poet. She earned a bachelor’s degree of art at the City College of New York and her Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College. Sapphire had a difficult childhood. Her father molested at the age of eight and her mother abandoned the family five years later. In her teenage years, she dropped out of high school. Her childhood full of hardships relates to the life Precious lived in the novel. Precious was molested by her father and did not receive an adequate education in her teenage years. Sapphire is homosexual and a member of a gay organization, which connects to many characters …show more content…
Rain” and others found her a place at a group home to stay. During her time at the group home, she gives birth to her second baby, now taking care of a baby and going to alternative school. Claireece, eventually has a meeting with her mother, who is persistent in Claireece coming back, who tells her that her father has died and that he had AIDS. Claireece then find out she has AIDS and now has that to deal with too. Claireece does not let this stop her though. She still went to alternative school, an AIDS support group, took care of her second child, dreamed of getting her daughter back, and starting a new life. Claireece is a child who showed many symptoms of the abuse and maltreatment she received. Though she truly showed resilience. She tried to adapt to her hardships and function despite it. Claireece did this through prosocial efforts. She found comfort, seeking out positive behaviors in a trusted adult, “Ms. Rain.” This work of fiction, tells several different things about the many forms of abuse and neglect that occurred throughout the plot. The novel showed readers that abuse and neglect has a huge impact on the family system. Readers are also shown that the impacts of abuse on the child can be very severe. For example, Claireece had low self-esteem, could not read or write, and struggles immensely in school. Push is an excellent example of how abuse and neglect is so harmful for the family and especially, the child.
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