The First Day By Edward P Jones Summary

Imagine not having a parent to support you on your first day of school, how would you feel? In the story “The First Day” by “Edward.P.Jones” a girl in the story is supported really well by her mother. Good parents always do what is necessary. The story shows that good parents always do what's necessary to prepare their children for success. When the mother helps her daughter by doing her hair for an hour. “My mother uncharacteristically spent nearly an hour on my hair that morning, plaiting and replaiting so now my scalp tingles” (Jones paragraph 1). This quote shows how the mom is spending an hour doing her daughter's hair to make her look good for school. When the mom humiliates herself saying she cant read for her daughters sake. “I can't