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Ms. Rain Symbolism
Ms. Rain played the symbol of a hero on Precious’s come back to society. Before Ms. Rain appeared in Precious’s life she was just a teen that was constantly beat up by her mom and raped by her father until they were satisfied. Everyone gave up on her and ignored her in school, she was invisible to society. When Precious stumbled upon Ms. Rain, she saw her as just another teacher who will brush her off the equation. Then, she started to realize that Ms. Rain really cared about her. Ms.Rain pushed Precious and helped her read and write. Ms.Rain was there to help Precious with her problems and help her find answers by reading and writing on her notebook. Precious was able to find peace with her notebook and was able to finally express herself
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