In the movie Precious, the main character ‘’Precious’’ is a young African American teenager that is growing up in the slums of Harlem, New york. She is an obese, illiterate 16 year old. Her family resides in Section 8 housing .The movie precious is based on a book called Push written by Ramona Lofton. Throughout the movie Precious is faced with many difficult obstacles. She is challenged to get along with society. Never wanting to speak to people about her problems. Precious had an horrible relationship with her mother. She was beaten on repeatedly and neglected by her own mother. She also dealt with sexual abuse having been raped by her own father. Precious has two children both with her own father. The movie precious shows a young women that deals with sexual, physical and challenge with society and overcomes and gets help to face all her challenges.

Precious is a sixteen year-old illiterate obese teenager who has grown up in the Ghetto of Harlem in a dysfunctional family. Her mother Mary verbally and physically abuses her. Her mother was a very rough spoken heavy smoker that didn’t like her daughter at all. She was told often that she was a mistake and uses her as her personal servant Her father Carl was a loud angry man who also abuses her and has impregnated her twice. Leaving precious tramauzied and didn’t speak on any of the abuse that went along in her house. Precious’s first child is named “Mongo” and suffers from Down syndrome. Mongo lives with Precious’ grandmother; however her mother Mary says the baby lives with them to cheat the welfare system and receive extra money from the government. Precious, following the discovery of Precious' second pregnancy, she is suspended from school. Precious finds a way out of her traumatic daily existence through imagination and fantasy. She fantasizes about being a star because she wishes she was loved and appreciated.
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