What is the role of Precious' community in forming her individual self?

What is the role of Precious' community in forming her individual self?

Precious is from Harlem from 20 years ago.I reside in present day Harlem. The time period that she lives in is what makes Harlem famous for being sort of a rough edge place. People always ask me how do i live in Harlem because of the stories and movies such as Push and Precious. I think all of Precious problems should be blamed on her parents, her neighors, and her teachers. For one her parents are the complete opposite of mine. Her parents failed her by abusing her and keeping it to themselves. Her neighbors failed her by not calling the police or helping out what was going on in their household. her Teachers failed her by letting her go to the next level of studies without actually deserving to go. Then again her parents was not educated and they did not want precious to have a better lifestyle. In Harlem around that time there was alot of gangs and drugs, which did not make it easier for Precious to succeed. I am from Modern day Harlem. Today it is very cleaned up and you never hear stories like Precious going on in real life. Not to say its not going on but Harlem has better neighborhoods and better resources today.