Precious'+Mom


 * PRECIOUS'S MOM (MARY LEE JOHNSON)**
 * Mike Zaharczuk**

In the movie, //Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire//, the clear antagonist is Mary Lee Johnson, better known as Preciouses' mother. Mary spends most of the movie sitting in the same chair in her and Preciouses' cluttered living room. Cigarette in hand, Mary humiliatingly degrades her daughter on a daily basis. Preciouses' childhood was unimaginably difficult. Throughout her whole life, her father frequently made sexual advances on her, dating as far back as when she was 6 months old. She eventually has two children with her father. Her first child, Mongo, is born mentally challenged and goes on to live with her grandmother. Her second child, Abdul, who is not born until the end of the movie, is healthy. Upon Mongo's birth, Preciouses' father leaves, never to return again. Him being the only little source of income the, so - called, "family" receives, Precious and her mother are left utterly broke. The first clear instance of when Mary displays despicable behavior is when Preciouses' water breaks for the first time. Mary violently throws Precious to the ground and vehemently beats her. However, the physical aspect of her nature may not be as bad as the verbal aspect. In arguably her most notorious scene, Mary, from the bottom of their staircase, viciously degrades Preciouses' existence. By doing this, Mary inadvertently informs Precious of her internal frustrations. Mary also reveals the jealousy of her ex - husband's twisted affections towards Precious. This immediately asserts to the audience Mary's apparent weak mental stability. She elicits her animosity through diction: "You're a dumby, b*tch. Don' nobody wan' chu', don' nobody need you. You f*cked my man.....had two children.....one of them's a g*ddamn animal, runnin' around lookin' crazy as a m*therf*cker.....you a'int sh*t." She makes evident of her paranoia inflicted lonliness: "I think you really tryna' f*ck wit' me. You f*uckin' wit' my money." Her insanity peaks when she exalts herself: "You don't know what real m*therf*ckin' women do. Real m*therf*ckin' women sacrifice. I should have aborted your a$$." Through this she is, comparatively, referring to herself as a 'real women'. The pure fear and disgust that Mary is capable of instilling on not only the protagonist, Precious, but on the audience makes her a truly monstrous character. Five Descriptions: 1.) Mary is easily able to intimidate others by her broad demeanor and robust body type. 2.) Her past is written all over her face. Struggle, loss, hurt, violence. She uses this to her advantage by utilizing her inexorable stare as a weapon. 3.) The tone of her voice, hoarse with a substantial amount of aggression, is one of her most horrific qualities. This particular attribute is what insures her power. With every hostile word she barks, the more in control she becomes. 4.) Her dress is bleak. Usually consisting of on colored jump suits. Her hair, presumably unkempt, is hardly ever kept out of a do - rag This shows her poor background. Her personal appearance means little to her. As a matter of fact, there is not much at all she genuinely cares about. 5.) Finally, her domineering jawline and hard brow gives her a harshly condescending look about her. This feature, in addition to her stature, incorporates abhorrence to any that cross her path.

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 * WARNING: PROFANITY******