House on Mango Street
The Family of Little Feet
What motivates the grocer to threaten the girls with the police if they don't take off their high heels?
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The girls are drawing too much unwanted attention. The grocer asks the girls if their mother knows they're wearing women's shoes...... and he tells them the shoes are dangerous. He threatens the girls that he will call the police to make his point.
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The House on Mango Street
