Private Property as Story: Helena Viramontes' Their Dogs Came with Them

TLDR: In the stands at Dodger stadium, huge blue letters instructing fans to “Think Blue” are placed high in the hills for the whole crowd to see, and the players can’t muster a victory on their own, the collective brainpower of the Dodger faithful will make the difference that puts them over the top as mentioned in this paper.

Abstract: W you sit in the stands at dodger stadium and gaze beyond the outfield bleachers, you first see parking lots—acres and acres of flat pavement, hazy and rippled from the heat. At the edge of the parking lots are hills, absent any signs of life save for a smattering of palm trees and brush. These hills surround the parking lots that surround the stadium, making the entire area—referred to as Chávez Ravine even before the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958—resemble a giant shimmering wok. Directly opposite the stadium, set up high in the hills for the whole crowd to see, are huge blue letters instructing fans to “THINK BLUE.” Presumably, when the players can’t muster a victory on their own, the collective brainpower of the Dodger faithful will make the difference that puts them over the top. Of course, a more paranoid reader might wonder what the sign distracts us from. Think blue as opposed to what? Instead of thinking about how Manny Ramirez failed to lead the Dodgers to the World Series? Instead of thinking about how much your seats cost? Instead of