It is often swept under the rug and not put out there like much of the other news and activities in modern day American society. In the United States, popular culture tends to downplay rape and sexual abuse because it gives negative impressions to everyone who sees it. She tries to do whatever she can to help Precious and to give her an opportunity to get out of the situation she is in. While it is her job to help family in these positions, she for one reason or another takes a special liking to Precious. Weiss, a social worker, realizes the tough situation that Precious is in and takes a liking to Precious. This system was considered an “open-ended right” until the government thought it was being abused. One of the key components between today’s culture and this book is the welfare system. This leaves out some of the details that could help make some of the key connections between welfare in the two stories. Although the book and movie are similar, the movie differs from the book in that it is not as specific when detailing the series of events that is happening in the book. In both texts, Precious is caught up in the vicious cycle of sexual abuse, the utilization of the welfare system, and her chase for the American dream, which is how we can relate race and popular culture to each other. These three themes are evident in both popular culture and the ideas of race. The novel and the film portray identical themes however, these themes are just brought about in different ways in each. “Push” and “Precious” explore the concepts connecting race and the ideas of popular culture. In both Push, by Sapphire, and “Precious,” we see how some of these ideas in action in within the context of popular culture, American society, and how they correspond with the lives of people in these situations. The connection between race and popular culture can sometimes lead to many negative views and opinions on in modern day society.

Throughout American history race has been a huge component of all kinds of movements and resulted in many of new laws for our nation.

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