Push By Sapphire: Novel Analysis

The novel “Push by sapphire” is a powerful and at the same time tragic book that was written in the perspective of a young poor black lady whose life has been bombarded with sexual, emotional, and physical abuse. The main character in the book is know has Precious Jones. She lived with her mother, who had beaten her and sexually molested her.
He would only stops by when was sexually aroused. He started having intercours with Precious when she was a little girl. And it was at the age of twelve, she had her first baby from her father. later on she has another child and it's what gets her kicked out of her school. Within precious’s social circle it's clear that their were no positive aspects of it. In the book it's clear that Precious's mom does not want her to continue her education as she bombards her with hateful comments such as “I don't want to stand here and listen to Mama call me slut. hollering on me all day like she did the last time. slut! nasty ass tramp!... forget School You better get your butt on down to welfare fool fuck stupid you” . She wants Precious to stay home, take care of her, and follow her footsteps and live a life filled with despair supported by government aid. In the earlier parts of precious life she believed all the things her family and acquaintances said about her however as she experiences the importance and achievement education she see’s that she is more than what others see her as. She starts going to the school and learns to read. The GED school was filled with girls