First Horrors

       In a country in which we are suppose to protect all of our citizens, it sickens me that some unfortunate souls sneak through the cracks. But in Miss Precious's case, there was no sneaking but complete avoid meant. Push is a story of a young 16 year old who is currently impregnated with her second child, both of which her father is the child's father. Her story is brutal, the emotional pain as a reader you feel is undeniable. But never the less, painful stories like these are out there. Where in the only thought that crosses one's mind is that no person deserves to live a life in which they are beaten and raped by their own parents.
      Precious wants to learn, wants to be like the other kids. But is illiterate and her first child has down syndrome. Reality for Precious is quite grim but never the less she tries her best to fight through it. The style of writing in which the story is produced is through the writing of Precious herself. Since she is illiterate she is truly unable to spell, let alone build a proper sentence so the entire context of the writing is at first glance a little hard to read. But then you are drawn into the story. You realize when she says muther she means her horrible excuse for a MOTHER. And you begin to pick up on things like ax means ask. Then the story is a quick read.
      She may be illiterate but Precious is doing the best she can to cope with such a disability. She learns to find her own way. "I'm in the kitchen for two hours, I know that, even though I dont tell time so good, cause man on the radio say four o'clock, tell some news, play music, and by the time I'm fixing Mama's plate man says six o'clock." (Page 19) Being illiterate is one of the greatest disabilities that one can have in times such as our modern day. Not to mention Precious was facing this in the 1970's when there wasn't much support to fix such a problem. But Precious has the strongest gift of all, the desire to learn and for that I hope it leads her into a better end for this story.