Upon reading “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones, what stood out to me was his descriptiveness in the setting. The author made me feel like it was my first day with him especially when he described his way to elementary school. Also, the author used certain words so you can understand how the mother feels at certain moments. When the narrator states” we go into the hall, where my mother kneels down to me. Her lips are quivering. I’ll be back to pick you up at twelve o’clock. I don’t want you to go nowhere”. This can illustrate the nervousness the mother had and the relationship with her child. Throughout this whole story, the author used connotative diction to express emotion and illustrate the environment which made the build-up into the elementary. He also used a lot of imagery especially at the start to make the anticipation of going to school even better.