Which of the following provides the best explanation of why Cisneros includes the scene in which Esperanza and her friends strut around the neighborhood in high-heeled shoes?

A. to expose the kind of disreputable playmates she is running around with in the neighborhood

B. to illustrate the extent to which Esperanza needs friends

C. to characterize Esperanza's need to find out which of the neighborhood's personalities she best fits

D. to characterize the neighborhood as a dangerous place