"Don't run scared. You stay there and look them in the eye. Don't let them make you feel you did a crime for picking the vegetables they'll be eating for dinner. If they stop you, if they try to pull you into the green vans, you tell them the birth certificates are under the feel of Jesus, just tell them."
This quote embodies the theme of the book perfectly. Estrella is on the outskirts of society. She isn't accepted, she's looked down upon. Her mother is trying to instill a fighting spirit within her. Just because she may not be what society deems acceptable doesn't mean she is void of life and freedom. Estrella is trying to find her voice and place in this unfamiliar world, where everybody is trying to hold her back and keep her down. Her mother is telling her to fight because everybody is equal. She has the same human rights as anybody else. Everyone is born "under the feet of Jesus." This is the first time the title is mentioned in the reading. It's saying that we are all equal at birth in the eyes of religion. This idea should be applied to modern humanity, giving everybody the freedom and equality they deserve. Estrella needs to stand up for herself in order to better her life. The book is about her finding her true self amidst all the confusion and bad situations.
(Prompt #14, Chapter #2)
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