i just saw a comparison drawn by the official star wars twitter between ezra and rey, and while they’re “both alone, both searching for belonging”, ezra still has to work really hard to improve his force abilities, and he IS a natural. rey, on the other hand…
Snoke answers part of that. Anakin, Luke, and Rey are not Ezra. Ezra has a more realistic journey. Anakin, Luke, and Rey are part of the story of the force. Snoke thought Luke would be the great good rising to meet Kylo, but it turned out to be Rey. Rey has the ability, but needs guidance. Ezra is a street smart kid who needs a lot of things. HE needs to be taught on many levels. Rey is a young adult and has learned a lot of those lessons the hard way on Jakku. As she said, something awakened inside her. If you watch the movies closely, Rey never does anything she hasn’t already seen. She doesn’t use the force compelling voice until Kylo tries it on her. She doesn’t know how to tap the force to better wield the lightsaber until Kylo unwittingly advises here. She seems to have an innate ability to read what others do with the force and copy it. It makes her a fast student, but she needs guidance. Think about it. What would happen if she picked up the darker skills? She needs guidance to find balance.