Precious Push

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In the novel Push, by Sapphire, the author answers what the meaning of life is. Precious Jones was a teenager with a less than honorable past. She was raped by her mother and father, her peers and students look down upon her, and her family disregarded her. Throughout her life she believed that she was hopeless and she would never get anywhere in life, however, she was wrong. As a child, Precious was taken advantage of by her father, as well as her mother. She was continuously abused, and eventually got pregnant at the age of 12. Through the actions of her father and mother Precious believed that love did not exist. Her father had taught her how to hate someone, and her mother taught her how to use the system of government for their benefit. …show more content…

Some even believed that she was unteachable, and would pass her despite the fact she had not learned. The students disrespected her and made fun of her nearly every day. In this environment, Precious was disabled from learning how to read or write. On top of it all, her school discharged her when the administrative board received word that she was pregnant for the second time. With these circumstances accumulating, Precious believed that she could never learn to be better. On the other hand, after she was discharged from school Precious sought out an alternative form of schooling to better herself and receive an education. After Precious gave birth to her first child her grandmother took the child and raised him herself. This seemed like a good idea for the child to be raised in a home where he would not be abused, however the grandmother left Precious in the broken home. Through the act of abandoning the abused teenager, Precious felt that her family disregarded her and did not want to help her escape. This belief eventually leads Precious to leave her broken home and move into a home for abused mothers, instead of living with her

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