Questions for the movie Precious
What were the factors that contributed to Precious having low self-esteem? Mental abuse, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse
What signs of low self-esteem did Precious display?that she dough ted her self she always imagined her self as a different person one that was better than her, her mother also made her feel down telling her that it didn't made sense for her to go to school since she can't read nor write
3.What defense mechanisms did Precious use to avoid dealing with pain? Give examples.
she imagined herself as a better person, the fashion girl!
What neurotic needs did Precious over-use or display? Give examples.neurotic need for affection and approval, designed to be liked, she was sensitive to rejection, she used to imagined herself with some guys admiring her eg. the guy on the cycle.
What helped Precious increase her self-esteem?the teacher that thought precious to read and write helped her to increases her self esteem.
6.What signs of higher/increasing self-esteem did Precious display?She went back to school to learn to read and write cause here mother always told her negative things.
What did you learn from the movie?violence can start every way even in places were we don't expect it to happen, home!
Would you recommend the movie to others? Why or why not? definitely because the move has lots of meaning it shows not only the factors that made precious have a low self esteem but also cause many Belizeans may be facing these same problems and we never know it cause many don't show it .
Score: 21/25
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to see more examples from the movie for the answers to the questions. For #3 you don't name the defense mechanism. Precious' self esteem really does not increase until after she has already gone to school, so the answer to #6 doesn't really make sense. I think the fact that she starts to stand up for herself with her mother, she tells the social worker about the abuse, she makes friends at school, she accepts love from her teacher and nurse John, she stops imaging that perfect life with the boyfriend, she fights to get her kids back...those are the indicators that her self-esteem has improved. I hope you do recommend the movie. I agree that many people may face these same problems, but most of us hide it.