Precious and the ending...

What do you think of the ending of the book? Is it hopeful? What do you think happens to Precious and her son?


I do think the end of the book is hopeful. In the Life Stories at the end, some of the stories are creepy and gruesome but are very telling how the perceptions of Precious, Rhonda, Jermaine, and Rita really stand. 


 I think the ending is hopeful because in Precious' "Untitled" story she talks about many pleasant things. I'm not sure if she's talking about what happened in her dream or if the things she talks about are her dream, but nonetheless the things she speaks about are good things. 


Some examples:
" I have car
me n Abdul riding like
in the movies 
sun a yellow red ball
rising over the hills
where indeins usta live
beaches, Islands"


" I do have
lungs take in air
I can see
I can read
nobody can see now
but I might be a poet, rapper, I got 
water colors
my child is smart
my CHILDREN 
is alive
some firls in
forin countries
babies dead
Look up sometimes
and the birds
is like dancers."


These quotes make Precious seem as if she is somewhat seeing better days. She's trying to give herself things to be thankful for in her kids being alive and having smarts. These are great improvements over what she showed throughout the book.


"PLAY THE HAND YOU GOT
house mother say.
HOLD FAST TO YOUR DREAMS
Langston say.
GET UP OFF YOUR KNEES
Farrakhan say. 
CHANGE
Alice Walker
say. 
Rain fall down
wheels turn round
DONT ALWAYS RHYME
Ms Rain say
walk on
go into the poem
the HEART of it
beating like 
 a clock
a virus
tick
tock."


This last quote that finishes out the book show great hope from Precious. I believe this because because all of her quotes are inspirational and meaningful from inspirational people. It seems like she looks towards the capitalized words for hope. I think the PLAY THE HAND YOU GOT line says a lot about Precious. After everything she's been through with school systems, corrupt parents, poor health, and children at very young ages she is still going or like she says beating like a clock.


As for what happens with Precious and her son, I'm not quite sure where they go from here but I do think that they are headed for a positive atmosphere. While Precious knows that she is not where she wants to be she has shown signs of hope and even had enough belief to call herself smart. Things will continue to improve for her and Abdul if she stays on the track she's on.