In the reading “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones, the mother is a figure very similar to my own mother. Very caring about each milestone, which this would be the first day of school. Looking good and ready to begin a new chapter in life, both in my life and the daughter’s life in the text. The mothers would always be trying to get their kids to look near perfect and ready. With me commuting to a school that is in another borough, my mom would be anxious a bit which is normal. For the other mother, she would rather refer her daughter to be at school within the same area of her church. This shows that getting a good or better education compared to other places can be for the better. For the daughter, during the entire time with her mom at the schools, she was very aware of the reactions her mom was giving, which was pretty impressive for a 5-year-old. The mother of the daughter wasn’t the most skilled within reading and writing, so her kids would have to make an extra effort to help her mom understand what she’s doing.