Rain Snow Symbols

a. One narrative device that has occurred is symbolism. Symbolism occurs in part two of the novel through the snow. Snow is a symbol that occurs when Yolanda sees snow falling outside the window of her classroom for the first time. When Yolanda sees snow for the first time, it reminds her of the “flurry of chalk marks” (163) her teacher drew on the chalkboard when describing a nuclear war. When Yolanda looks back on this event as an adult, she says: “One morning as I sat in my desk daydreaming out at the window, I saw dots in the air like the ones Sister Zoe had drawn- random at first, then lots and lots. I shirked, ‘Bomb! Bomb!’… A few girls began to cry. But then Sister Zoe’s shocked look faded. ‘Why, Yolanda dear, that’s snow!’ she laughed