House on Mango Street

What does this paragraph from p. 28 mean?

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“All brown all around, we are safe. But watch us drive into neigborhood of another color and our knees go shaking-shake and our car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight. Yeah. That is how it goes and goes.

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This paragraph directly relates to the safety Espernanza and the others feel in their own neighborhood. As long as they're ensconced within the boundaries of their own culture, they feel safe. When they move outside of those boundaries, they are frightened.

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