An Untamed State
Why does Mireille ask the Commander to allow her to stand in the rain in the novel, An Untamed State?
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Mireille asks the Commander to allow her to stand in the rain because she hopes the rain will wash away the filth of what she has suffered. The water/rain represents cleansing.
An Untamed State