1: It was a world of color—reds, blues, and yellows in the dresses of women strolling down the street, the colors of the shirts and ties the men wore, the colors of the ribbons in the little girls' braids

2: It was a world of people who did not begin and end each day in shades of gray.

Explanation:

Envy is an emotion which is characterized by desires for having those qualities, possessions or lucks of other people. It is opposite of generosity and contentment.

The first line shows that Inge's life lacked colors and freedom, so she was attracted by people's dress colors, and the freedom and leisure with which they strolled down the street. The second line shows that Inge's life was boring and each of her day began and ended dull so she looked enviously at people outside the wall who did started and ended their days full of life and brimming with activity.

There are many lines in this excerpt from "Inge's Wall" which suggest that Inge was envious of people on the other side of the wall. Some other lines suggesting the same are;

Inge was drawn to the sounds she often heard from the other side—laughter, shouting, music, and the noise of busy traffic.

It was alive and brimming with activity, with living.

Inge leaned, transfixed by the view, for hours until she began to feel the strain in her back and leg muscles.

She headed home, knowing she would return again and again.

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