The protagonists of Precious and The Blind Side both come from impoverished homes characterized by their weak family ties and histories of abuse. The protagonist of The Blind Side‚ however is able to turn his life around‚ attend college and eventually become a professional football
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Precious (2009) was originally a novel written by Sapphire‚ although its screenplay was authored by Geoffrey Fletcher. Clarice Precious Jones‚ who is known by her middle name‚ has coped with abuse her entire life. Her father continuously abuses sexually by raping her‚ and now she is pregnant with his second child. Precious’ mother‚ Mary‚ inflicts a different type of abuse upon her daughter. She forces Precious to overeat‚ which has caused major obesity and thus has diminished her self-esteem
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universe” a powerful opening statement from the film Precious introduces the audience of a teenager who feels the opposite of this statement. On the contrary‚ the novel based on the film titled Push by Sapphire starts off the novel with a negative notion‚ of Precious being left back at the age of twelve and being raped by her father‚ just from the opening sentence. Both the novel and film present the hardships and struggles in which Precious endures. There are various perspectives in regards of
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The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ where she deals with verbal‚ physical and sexual abuse from both her mother‚ and father who lives in a different home. Precious has one child with Down’s Syndrome‚ but her mother doesn’t let the baby stay in the house with them so she lives with her grandmother and the only time Precious gets to see the
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The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ where she deals with verbal‚ physical and sexual abuse from both her mother‚ and father who lives in a different home. Precious has one child with Down’s Syndrome‚ but her mother doesn’t let the baby stay in the house with them so she lives with her grandmother and the only time Precious gets to see the
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Feminism Thoughts in Precious (2009) In 2009‚ an American drama film entitled Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Saphire orsimply called as Precious was produced. The media mogul‚ Oprah Winfrey was interested to promote itwidely by taking the position as the executive producer. The reason of Oprah’s interest to the film wasunquestionable. For so long‚ she has always been known for her deep concern on women’s issues‚ andthis is the film all about. Precious is a film which
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suffering of a girl‚ Claireece Precious Jones‚ who experienced sexual harassment‚ committed twice by her own father‚ having as a result two children by him. Considering the cruelty of the act itself‚ which is also reflected in the language the novel has‚ Precious never became a criminal or committed suicide instead she learned how to cope with every hard situation she went through. The question is how did this young girl went through all this bad situations? Precious had people that had interest to
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“Precious” is a tormenting yet hope-filled story of “Precious”‚ based on true accounts adapted from the Novel ’Push’ by Sapphire. This film comprises all the main elements: main characters‚ plot‚ setting‚ dialogue‚ formatting‚ momentum‚ and genre. The theme covers rising from the pits of despair to the heights of self-fulfillment and triumph. This plot-driven movie is set in a poverty-stricken Harlem neighborhood about 1987. Often tough to watch‚ it is a dreadful and heartrending story of a poor
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Journal #1 – Adlerian Theory Rubric #1: Personal Style and Counseling Theory 1. How congruent is the theory with your truth/personal philosophy? Alfred Adler said‚ “I would like to stress that the life of the human soul is not a ‘being’ but a ‘becoming’.” In my opinion‚ this quotation is a perfect summation of both what we have learned about the Adlerian theory and of my own personal philosophy for life. The congruency between my philosophy and
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through all of the trouble. At first As I was reading I thought that the mother would of have the courage to stop the father from abusing precious‚ I mean its his own daughter‚ who would do such a sick thing. I was wrong; because the mother didn’t even do anything about it instead she as well abused her physically and mentally. 2. The ways that the main character precious is strong is the fact that she went through all the abused in her life all the drama and she still stood high with her head up. She
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