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Esperanza In The House On Mango Street A Streetcar Named Desire

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What I think this quote means is Esperanza is trying to explain, how if the people in her neighborhood drive through a different neighborhood of another color, then she would be scared. Or if Esperanza goes through another neighborhood then her "knees go shakity-shake." Also there "car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight." Esperanza is struggling to not be scared of another neighborhood. She's struggling to be bold and brave.

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