It's not that simple. It never is.
This is not an American Dream story because it exemplifies neglect, abuse, corruption of government systems such as welfare and social workers failing to see the cruelty Precious receives from her parents and how the education system fails her. Although not an American Dream story it is still a story of hope and resilience on Precious’s part. She doesn’t let her father’s and mother’s sexual abuse and the two children she has by her father stop her from becoming a functional educated mother who takes pride in herself and her kids. Precious becomes the exception because of how she goes unnoticed and unreported by all personnel that are meant to help, however she is also an exception because she she changed and stopped the cycle of abuse as far as we can see in the end of the book. She wanted more than sitting in her mother’s house all the time being abused, she wanted and achieved an education and help restarting her life. Although Precious exemplifies hope this is a story about despair because it shows how many systems and institutions failed her. If this can happen to one child it can happen to many and they will all not have the same driving outcome that Precious has. It is such a shame that no one will take notice and fix the way things are done in our world and be that change they want to see in the world instead of walking away assuming someone else will deal with it because as Precious feels, “they tired I’m a problem that got to be got out they face” when she is at the hospital. Someone needs to stop that cycle and make sure everyone they meet gets the help they need and if everyone were to do this the world would be a better place.
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