After reading Edward P. Jones’ “The First Day”, I was surprised to find out that the author mentions that they were ashamed of their mother as seen in the passage where it states “long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother”. This line foreshadowed the passage since the passage states the mother is illiterate and cannot read or write so the author was most likely ashamed by that. The first day of school was important for them since symbolizes a new beginning for them with a new chapter in their life. In the passage it says “Walker-Jones is a larger, newer school and I immediately like it because of that.” This line from the passage shows how the author appreciates better things in their life. A detail that made a strong impression on me was when the mother asked the receptionist to fill out the form for her since she didn’t know how to read or write and my mother was in the same situation when she signed me up for school since no one knew English, so we had to ask around the school office for help to enroll me.