The movie “Precious” released in 2009 is based on the book “Push” a novel written by Sapphire. “Precious” is screen played by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, and directed by Lee Daniels. The movie highlights the different types of abuse and misery an adolescent faced in her entire life. The abuse occurred in different forms such as physical, sexual, verbal, and public humiliation. Precious is a sixteen year old African American named Claireece Precious Jones. Precious is uneducated, obese, lives with her mother, pregnant with her second child and lastly she is a victim of domestic violence and abuse.
Precious lives with her mother (Mary) who makes her do all the household chores such as cooking, cleaning and also shopping for the house. Her mother spends …show more content…
For instance, the first red flag should have been recognized after her first child. However the system failed to investigate into her life and Precious got pregnant with her with her second child while in junior high school. Another incident is when she was sexually assaulted by her own father while her mother watched and happened to do nothing about it. Mary is unemployed and did not care about her daughter’s welfare, but she relied on her daughter’s welfare checks. Mary physically abused Precious by throwing objects at her and knocking her out. When the principal realizes Precious is pregnant, she asks to meet with her mother, but Precious protests against that …show more content…
This support body can be found in schools, hospitals, churches, and family courts. Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Lichtenstein, and Ms. Rain fall in the category of a formal support. This group rectifies a problem, by reporting it to the proper authorities so the necessary steps could be taken to resolve the issue. Informal support can come from anyone who can render to an individual who is in need. This sort of help could be provided by anyone such as family, friends and schoolmates. In Precious’s case, her grandmother, her schoolmates from the alternative school, and nurse John from the hospital where she delivered her second baby provided her informal support during her delivery and post-delivery of her second
Precious lives with her mother (Mary) who makes her do all the household chores such as cooking, cleaning and also shopping for the house. Her mother spends …show more content…
For instance, the first red flag should have been recognized after her first child. However the system failed to investigate into her life and Precious got pregnant with her with her second child while in junior high school. Another incident is when she was sexually assaulted by her own father while her mother watched and happened to do nothing about it. Mary is unemployed and did not care about her daughter’s welfare, but she relied on her daughter’s welfare checks. Mary physically abused Precious by throwing objects at her and knocking her out. When the principal realizes Precious is pregnant, she asks to meet with her mother, but Precious protests against that …show more content…
This support body can be found in schools, hospitals, churches, and family courts. Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Lichtenstein, and Ms. Rain fall in the category of a formal support. This group rectifies a problem, by reporting it to the proper authorities so the necessary steps could be taken to resolve the issue. Informal support can come from anyone who can render to an individual who is in need. This sort of help could be provided by anyone such as family, friends and schoolmates. In Precious’s case, her grandmother, her schoolmates from the alternative school, and nurse John from the hospital where she delivered her second baby provided her informal support during her delivery and post-delivery of her second