Claireece "Precious" Jones

C Claireece "Precious" Jones is the main protagonist of both the book "Push by Sapphire and the 2009 film Precious she is portrayed by Gabourey Sidibe

Bio

Claireece Jones a.k.a Precious was born in November of 1971 to Mary and Carl Jones but her parents gave her a TROUBLED childhood filled with poverty and ABUSE!

Overall In the book? a 12 year old Precious gives birth to a baby girl she named Mongoloid but the baby is born with Down Syndrome, but the birth of the baby didn't bring joy to Mary knowing her granddaughter is by her husband Carl (her boyfriend in the movie) abuses her while she giving birth to her and because she didn't want her abuses both Mongo and Precious?

Mongo was sent to live with her great grandmother (Mary's mother) but in 1987? Precious is a pregnant a second time by Carl and still the physical and verbal abuse by Mary doesn't stop and because of the second pregnancy? she could no longer attend public school and the principal of the school has her attend an alternative school where she can get her G.E.D.

Precious makes great progress in the school but in the welfare office? she tells the social worker Ms. Weiss about all the physical and verbal abuse towards her and 1 day? her daughter by Mary and the 2 pregnancies by Carl and because of Precious' confessions? Mary's welfare checks were cut off, 1 day at school? while reading a essay she wrote in her notebook?

Precious went into labor and in the hospital this time? she gives birth to a baby boy she named Abdul Jones, But as soon as she brought Abdul home to meet his grandmother Mary? things didn't go well, Mary as soon as she abuses Abdul? she attacks Precious over losing her welfare benefits but Precious fought her off of her and took Abdul and left her childhood home forever.

She stays with her teacher Ms. Rain and her lesbian lover until she and Abdul move into a halfway house but 1 day Mary tells Precious that Carl died of HIV AIDS in which Precious got Abdul and herself tested for the disease, Precious learns that she's HIV Positive but thankfully Abdul wasn't infected by the disease, Precious continues to attend the alternative school and raise Abdul on her own while her daughter Mongo stays with her grandmother.

At the welfare office? she and Mary meet for THE LAST TIME, Mary confesses that she FAILED to protect Precious from Carl's sexual abuse and during the conclusion of the film? Precious and Ms. Weiss as Mary talks was JEALOUS of Carl's incestuous relationship with Precious which is why Mary throughout her life abuses her and because of that? Precious takes Mongo out of Mary's arms and after she leaves the welfare office with her daughter?

Cut ties with Mary FOR GOOD but sadly in the 2012 sequel to the book Push called The Kid Precious dies of AIDS leaving Abdul in the foster care as soon after her and Mary's death!