Mrs. Everything

What event provided Jo with a long-lasting bond to her father in the novel, Mrs. Everything?

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Jo Kauffman feels safest and most loved when her father, Ken Kauffman, surprises her by taking her to a Tigers baseball game at Briggs Stadium at night. For Jo, this memory is a reminder that she does not need to conform to feminine gender norms in order to be lovable. Jo will only attend a night game once, but she will remember the night at Briggs Stadium when she misses her deceased father most acutely. That place, that night, is a reminder of the mutual love and acceptance between Jo and her father. The night is not perfect—she does not catch a ball in her glove—but her time with her father shows her that perfection is subjective.

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