At the
beginning of the story, Laurie's mother mentions that the day her son attended his first day of
kindergarten was the day he changed from being her sweet-voiced tot to a confident, swaggering
little boy. As Laurie's mother sends her son off to school, he renounces his corduroy overalls
with bibs in favor of wearing blue jeans with a belt.
In addition to his
appearance and clothing, Laurie's character also changes. As he heads to school with the older
neighbor girl, Laurie forgets to turn around at the corner and wave goodbye to his
mother.
Laurie's mother also mentions that he came home the same way, by
slamming open the front door and raising his voice. During dinner, Laurie speaks insolently to
his father, takes a cookie without permission, and excuses himself from the table. As the story
progresses, Laurie becomes increasingly disrespectful to his parents and refuses to comply with
their rules.
Overall, Laurie changes into an independent, confident little
boy who behaves disrespectfully and acts arrogantly once he starts kindergarten, which is a
dramatic change from his former sweet-voiced, innocent personality.
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