Imagine this, you’re a young girl with divorced parents and you and your mom disagree. This is Ashleigh, a teenage girl with divorced parents, a poor father and a tough decision. Her nickname is Ashes which her mom disagrees with. she currently is with her dad eating when her dad asked her to steal her mother’s emergency money. Ashes stole the money because her dad made sure it wouldn’t be her fault, her dad makes Ashes feel special and she and her mom disagree.
Ashes stole the money because her dad reassured her that the plan would work without Ashes receiving the blame. As her dad says, ”It’s me she’ll be mad at,” meaning if Ashes was caught, her mom would be mad at Ashes rather than be mad at Ashes’ dad. He also had a plan worked out that he explained to Ashes, how it would work the fallback, the repayment and the reassurance. With Ashes knowing the plan and how everything would work, she was more than happy to listen to hear more. Ashes’ dad also took her out to eat which definitely made Ashes more lenient toward her dad’s plan.
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She says “And that made me feel special all over again” and if she feels special then that means that Ashes must think her dad especially elected her to steal the money. Ashes’ dad also planned a special occasion to “butter her up” so to say to make her feel special that she’s with her broke father in a restaurant. Ashes’ dad also gives and promises things which means that although he may not uphold these promises, that he still wishes good for
Ashleigh wants to make her dad happy. He is always nice to her and she wants to return the favor like when he said “‘You get more and more beautiful.’” (pg 2).
’s the most level-headed person I know,” This is essential to Ashes taking the money because if Ashes likes her father more than her mother, then Ashes will most likely take the money for her dad! Another piece of evidence is that the mom is rarely brought up for something good. She was only brought up in a conversation when it was something bad about her, or it was to describe her traits. For example, Ashes describes how her dad could make anyone smile, except for her mom (Pfeffer 2). This was not a nice thing to say about her mom, and many other topics that included her were not well.
“Oh well, Ashes you can always see right through me. ”P.3. The author used this metaphor to help the reader realize how well Ashleigh knows her dad, and this helps the reader further by understanding that the trust between Ashleigh and her dad is mutual. This is how he knows it’s ok to tell her about his situation and that he needs money. “ ‘Can I help?’
Oliver realizes that his dad’s unusual and unexpected response to his speech is sincere and honest. His dad confesses that he wasn’t the best father to Oliver, but that he was proud. The evil and sardonic character Oliver portrays quickly changes into a warm and kind-hearted person, as Oliver finally receives his father love and stops all plans of destruction. Oliver becomes a much happier and less selfish person once he found happiness in his father. The novel shows how love was more valuable and helpful to Oliver
Ashes feels that her father is “like a warm day in January” (Pfeffer 1), he's the kind of person to always be there at the right time and surprises you with happiness. Ashes father always tells her she is “One in a million”(Pfeffer 2) and to not “let anyone ever tell you otherwise”(Pfeffer 2) because he cares about and loves ashes even and believes that she too should engage in following her dreams even if she might not succeed, she might need the confidence. Ashes and her father get along better than her and her mother, she even goes as far as saying “I wouldn't have any other dad” because all of her friends dads “they just tell my friends to study more”, ashes is happy that she and her dad are like best friends and not just formal like her friends and their dads. Ashes believed in her dad and trust he will keep his promise. Ashes was influenced by her father, she and her mother never had a secure relationship and ashes believes in her father and his dreams, ashes stole the money from her mother's teapot.
Ashleigh stole the money for her dad because her dad has been planning this “scene” for
“And I realized he still called me Ashes where my Mom couldn't hear him to be annoyed”-pg 1.This shows Ashleigh that her dad loves her that he doesn't care how people look at her nickname it
Her Dad wants her to be outgoing and and different and let's Ashes know,” Even your mother--and she’s a saint to have put up with me all those years--even she will discourage you from being all you can be ( 2 ).” Ashe’s wouldn't feel sorry for taking money when her mother doesn't treat her very well and discourages any imagination that’s even slightly outrageous. Her Mother almost seems like she doesn't even care about Ashes, Ashes most likely felt the same
Ashes grow rampant like wheat, as despair festers and thrives in the valley; feeding off the abundant poverty and despair. Like everything in the valley, Myrtle and George's marriage was impoverished and fragile. Similarly it was easily corrupted by money and the promise of luxury; promised by Tom and East Egg. Struggling to see through the cloud of corruption the poor stumble, struggling to maintain their footing and find a place of stability on ground uncorrupted by money or greed. Though the hills of ash crumbled easily beneath their unsure feet as they grasp for something stable, crawling towards the road where solid and stable cars whir by.
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Ashes’ father is basically implying that he made a bet with someone and he has not paid them back. Typically when that happens, you are probably in trouble. Not only is Ashes’ dad putting her in trouble, he is lying to her face about it in the first
it is very common and adds excitement to the story. The conflict of “Ashes” is character vs self. This is because Ashleigh is fighting against herself to do what is morally right or to help her father by stealing for him. When Ashleigh “lifted its lid and stared at her emergency money“ she had to make a decision on whether to make take the money or leave it this and the final outcome is unknown(Pfeffer 4). This moment in the story was crucial in the plot because it starts the climax and when both sides of Ashleigh are fighting the hardest against the other.
Ash The Great’s first claim to fame was when he was in university and he added yet more evidence to the fact that IQ tests are unreliable. His officially tested IQ went from 134 to 148 in just six months, which he achieved by memorizing the answers to over 6000 test questions. Though his achievements are many, his second biggest failure was the invention of re-meltable polymerized vinyl product. When it was re-melted, it only suffered 0.07% loss of material, and only 0.0008997% loss of structural integrity.
Poverty, a condition which leaves people with less than adequate means of support, is a struggle that has been faced by many throughout the world since the dawn of time. Poverty is also often portrayed in works of literature such as "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt and "The Street" by Ann Petry. " Angela's Ashes" revolves around a poverty stricken family with no money for food and "The Street" illustrates a single mother looking for living space. Both of these stories exemplify the theme of the struggles of being impoverished through the settings, characters, and events that take place. One way the theme of the struggles of being impoverished is exemplified is through the settings in the two stories.
Ashleigh is faced with a hard decision. Will she betray her mother to get money for her dad? Or will she let her father deal with his own problems? Ashes is the name of the story. Her parents are divorced, her mom is straightforward and realistic, and her father is a dreamer.