The push for a better family
This website focuses on the struggles and life lessons Precious learns about family and friends from the novel Push, written by Sapphire.
Website by:
David Ho
Ohran Pilon
Charles Tseng
Precious' Family of FriendsTaken from the movie, this is a group photograph with Precious(middle) and her friends she has made at Each One Teach One, Alternative School.
This photograph was selected because Precious considers her classmate friends more of a family than her actual Mother and Father.
Future FamilyPrecious states that she wont make the same mistakes her parents did and wants to cherish her own children by giving them a better life than she had. She believes that she can create a happy family.
This photograph was selected to represent Precious' vision of the future she pushes so hard for.
Hiding From Mommy and Daddy
As a child, Precious was raped by her Father, Carl Kenwood Jones. Precious' mother, Mary Lee Johnston, began to feel jealous because Carl spent more time with Precious than with her. As a result of this rape, Mary began to abusively beat Precious and even sexually assaulted Precious herself.
This photograph was selected to show Precious' fear of her own Mother and Father.
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