Describe one of the specific metaphors in “life without go-go boots.” explain how the writer uses this metaphor to convey the theme of the story.

The specific metaphor in "Life without Go-Go Boots" is this: "I learned what my mother had been trying to tell me all along: fashion has the shelf life of potato salad."

Explanation:

The main character of this tory is a young girl called Barbara, who faces problems trying to fit with the fashion of that time, her mother wants her to see that fashion is something that changes frequently and it is almost impossible to fit all he time with the tendencies. Finally, Barbara understands that as her mother always says fashion trends have the shelf life of potato salad.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".