Push (pages 50-100)

Summary:

When Precious arrived back at school, she was confident that she knew the alphabet. She had no problem going up in front of the class reciting it. School has been going really good for her. She loves her teacher and  she's learning how to read and write. Things haven't been so great with her mother. A social worker comes to her house to see how everything is going because her mother told the social worker that she takes care of Precious's first born and her. What the social worker didn't know was that Mongo, Precious's first born, stays with her grandmother. If the social worker found out, Precious and Mongo would be taken off of her welfare. She had her second child, Abdul, but doesn't have anywhere to go. She was living with her mother but ever since she slipped up and told the social working about Mongo living with her grandmother, her mother wants to kill her. She returned back to the hostpital hopeful that she could get help from someone but they just sent her to a shelter. When she arrives at the shelter, her only blanket for Abdul is taken from her by a crack addict and when she falls asleep, the bags she had are no longer there and she is missing one of her shoe laces. She had to get out of there. She went to Ms. Rain and was able to get put into half way house where she could be safe. Her mom stopped by and informed her that her dad was dead and he had the AIDS virus. This made Precious worry because this meant that her or Abdul could have it too. Her mother tried convincing her to come back home but she refused.

Quotation:

"I might say some bad things I get mad or somebody mess with me or somethin', but I try to show respect for peoples."

Reflection:

I wouldn't expect someone that has been treated so ill her entire life to make an effort to have respect for others. I commend her for that because I don't believe I could do it. Not only has my parents treated her as if she was nothing but others that surround her as well. It shows that on the inside she is a good person and makes an effort to overcome the triumphs she has faced.