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The Family Of Little Feet Analysis
The theme of "The Family of Little Feet" is coming of age. This is evident because when they put on the shoes people on the street call them ladies and they describe their legs that are not theirs but a woman's, "On the avenue a boy on a homemade bicycle calls out: Ladies, lead me to heaven.", "But the truth is it is scary to look down at your foot that is no longer yours and see attached a long long leg" The tone of the passage is playful and innocent because they are just playing, like dressing up. "Hurray! Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly, and we laugh at Rachel's one foot with a girl's gray sock and a lady's high heel.", "But there is nobody around but us. Do you like these shoes? Rachel says yes, and Lucy says yes,
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