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Who is Ida Rebecca from Growing Up and what is their importance? Growing_Up_(autobiography) English & Literature Ida Rebecca | Growing Up

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Ida Rebecca is Benny's mother. She is the matriarch of the family, and she greatly disapproves of Benny's wife, who she thinks puts on airs. Ida loves her grandchildren dearly and goes against Lucy's wishes to influence them. She gives them treats like jam and bread that they aren't supposed to have, and she passes on rural superstitions about omens and ghosts.

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