Susan Beth Peffer's Ashes

This means that Greg’s dad does more around the house and with Greg than he might if Greg’s mom lived with them. My mom does happen to live with me so she does some of the things that Greg’s might do since he’s the only adult; for example he makes dinner and drives Greg places. These are things my mom does in place of my dad, most of the time. Greg also lives in the slums of Harlem, as said in line 21, so I can assume that Greg’s dad doesn’t have a very good, or stable job. In line 5, it states that Greg’s father had to leave school when he was 13. Greg’s dad is the only source of major income in the family, where as my mom has a job in addition to my dad. Since Greg lives in a big city, he may walk most places and his dad doesn’t have to drive

The lines “‘The money’s still in the teapot,’ I said. ‘What do you want to do, Dad?’ I asked. “‘Come into the apartment with me and take the money?’” reveals that Ashes hesitates about the idea and questions her father. His response, “‘Oh no,’ he said, and he looked really shocked. ‘I would never steal from your mother. I’ve caused her pain enough.’” tries to convince Ashes that what he is doing isn’t bad and he wouldn’t do something like that. Not only that but the line, “‘And I swear to you, Ashes, I’d have the money in your hands by Friday at the latest.’” which furthers the idea that manipulation from someone you should be able to trust can be

“Shooting Dad” by Sarah Vowell tells the interesting story of a girl with views that oppose that of her father's. Sarah’s father, Pat, works as a gunsmith and is a massive gun enthusiast, while Sarah herself is more into music. Throughout this story, Sarah relates to the reader how passionate her and her dad are about their different hobbies and perspectives. With all of the tension in the house from the drastically different points of view, they must figure out how to coexist. Sarah and her father find their bond through the joys of cannons, which also leads Sarah to the conclusion that they are not as different as she once thought. This story goes to great lengths to show the reader that just because people have differences, does not mean that they cannot or do not have similarities as well.

When Ashleigh’s dad is trying to coerce her into stealing money from her mother for him, he says ”I would never steal from your mother. I’ve caused her pain enough. I just thought you could borrow the money for a day or two, until I straightened out my finances. Your mother would never know,”(3). Pfeffer deliberately includes this dialogue from Ashleigh’s father to demonstrate that his main objective and motivation is money, and that he’s willing to do anything to get it.

In her outburst she says, “‘I don’t ask for much... I don’t ask where he goes, I don’t ask why the police are suddenly so interested in our house…’” Cunningham 236). This statement is immensely important to the reader's understanding of how Carlton was raised–or rather how he raised himself–because it reveals a lack of intervention and control in Carlton’s life by his parents. Another brilliant message conveyed by the mud scene is how yielding the father is.

C) I found this in paragraph 16, sentence 9,which states, " My father has lots of money" to me this quote means that he is telling bill and Sam that his father has lots of money, so that his dad has lots of money that he would pay them to bring the boy back home. E) To conclude my answer , my dog went missing and the people who took her wanted money, so we paid him to get my fur baby back. but we didn't have a lot of money so we gave him what we could.

-“You look radiant.” he said. “You get more and more beautiful.” I was wearing jeans and a bulky brown sweater that Mom had given me for Christmas. “You have flair, Ashes. Style. You’re sure to make your mark.” Last week he’d told me to be an astronaut. The week before that, the CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation. And the week before that he said he was stunned by my spirituality.” -Page 2. This quote is to support how he compliments Ashleigh, and how I believe she grieves on

“An old wallet of mine,” he said. He showed it to her. The smell of hot grass was on it and the smell of a lion. There were drops of saliva on it, it had been chewed, and there were blood smears on both sides” (Bradbury 8). For the parents to find George’s wallet with saliva on it, also foreshadows he is in danger. Through the use of these visuals, Bradbury establishes the idea possessions can make you forget about family and let these possessions take over you and put your family in danger. Bradbury believes that family is more important than possessions, so do not let them ruin a family.

William, Rachel’s three year old son is crying standing over her as she is slowly regaining consciousness. Her boyfriend, Daniel, was gone; their bedroom door was left cracked open and Rachel was on the couch in their room. Pained around her neck from where he choked her, she tries to wrap her head around how she got to this point. Why does Daniel hate her? What did she do this time? Can she, should she, just leave with William? Rachel realizes she has to get out of the house before Daniel gets back. When she arrives at her mother’s house, her mom is alarmed. Rachel has bruises around her neck and marks around her hairline. Rachel’s mother tells her “You come here every week and you go back to that monster every week. I see these bruises but you must not feel they are a problem since you keep going back to him.” Rachel’s mom walks out of the room frustrated.

When Lori and Jeanette are growing older, they decide they want to move to New York City to start a new life, away from their parents. Lori and Jeanette get jobs and begin to earn money. They hide their earnings from their parents in a piggy bank they named Oz. One day Jeanette tries to find Oz to put her paycheck in. Instead she says to Lori “Someone has slashed him apart with a knife and stole all the money” (Walls 228). The kids knew right away who had stolen it. It was Dad. When Lori confronted Dad with the news about Oz, he started playing dumb, acting like he had not idea what was going on. But in fact he did steal the money. This action shows that Dad is very selfish and only cares about himself.

In the short story called, “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer, the protagonist is dealing with the complicated relationship between her divorced parents. Ashleigh, the main character, is questioned by her dad if she can borrow her mom's money for his own problems. Ashes, short for Ashleigh, like the compliments that she keeps receiving from her dad. Ashes complex relationship with her parents makes her choose between her mom or her dad. One lesson this story suggests is that no matter how much you love someone, you have to let them handle things on their own.

If there will be little downtime in between when the money is used and when it is gained back. On page 2 it disclosed, “All I need to do is put together a little financing, and I will be set for life.” The money that Ashleigh’s dad needs is going to be made back supposedly very soon. If so, that means that there is a good chance that Ashleigh’s mother wouldn’t even notice that the money was gone. If more evidence is needed, Ashleigh’s dad went out and said it. Page 4 read, “I’d have the money in your hands no later than Friday.” That would make it very likely, assuming that all goes to plan, that the statement sould be true. Additionally, Ashleigh herself asked if she could help, not her father. This would explain that it was only a favor that she brought onto herself. The compensation was really just a kind of thank-you gesture towards Ashleigh if she takes up the offer. On page 3 it disclosed, “‘Can I help?’ I asked.” The burden of asking was not Ashleigh’s father, but on

This book is a memoir so it is all about Ashley’s life in the foster care program. Each chapter talks about the hardships she went through at all the different foster homes. Ashley was taken into foster care when she was only three years old. She was in 14 different homes in a total of nine years. She had a brother, Luke that was also in the foster care program with her. They were separated multiple times, but always ended up at the same foster home together. It was not until Ashley was adopted that they were separated for good. Ashley’s mom was in prison multiple times, she was also a drug addict. She had visitation rights, but her visitations were always supervised. At these visitations she always promised Ashley that she was going to turn her life around, and get both her and Luke back. It never happened; as a result, Ashley had a lot of trust issues and a hard time believing people actually cared for her. Ashley was adopted and had a tough first couple of years adjusting to having a family. It wasn’t until about the end of the book where she finally got used to having a real family.

Everyone has a father. No matter if the father is present in a child’s life or not, he still exists and takes that role. A father has a major impact on his child whether he knows it or not, and that impact and example shapes the child’s perspective on life, and on love. The authors, Robert Hayden and Lucille Clifton, share the impact of their fathers through poetry, each with their own take on how their fathers treated them. The poems “Forgiving My Father” and “Those Winter Sundays” have significant differences in the speaker’s childhood experiences, the tone of the works, and the imagery presented, which all relate to the different themes of each poem.

Eveline's father is the second most important character in the story, yet Joyce chooses not to reveal his name. That is because he is only a father in a biological sense, falling short at every other fatherly duty. Mr.Hill is a failed provider who takes his offspring’s earnings only to hand it back, allowing him to feel like a “man of the house”. He is abusive and flaunts his dominance by “threaten[ing]” (Joyce 73) Eveline well into her adulthood. The threats seem unprovoked and random, indicating father's attempts to instill fear rather than curb or abolish an offending behavior. Compensating for his failures, the father uses aggression and control to get what he wants. “Her father was becoming old lately, she noticed; he would miss her” (Joyce 75), the narrator draws our attention to the aging of the father and impending helplessness following it. Though Joyce does not clarify how the father will miss Eveline, judging by his past conducts, it is safe to assume that he would miss Eveline’s help around the house and money the most. Still, as she contemplates leaving, Eveline sees good in him and “tries to balance her father's increasing capacity for violence by remembering three random acts of kindness”(Trudell) that seemingly undue all the wrong he has done in the past. No matter