Ashes English Response
Kevin Quieti Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Ashes Response
In life, it’s better to be prepared for the worse than to hope for the best. In the short story Ashes written by Susan Beth Pfeffer, this statement is clearly portrayed. Pfeffer talks about a little girl named Ashleigh, who goes by the name Ashes. Ashes loves her parents do death, especially her father who always makes her feel so special. Ashes is stuck between 2 choices: letting her father down or letting her mother down. The father is an irresponsible bum, whereas the mother is an organized neat freak. Ashes’ father is stuck in a situation where he needs some money to pay off his debt. The way that the father has thought of a solution is to steal the mother’s rainy day fund, and to return it by Friday. Ashleigh reaches for the money in the jar and turns around to stare at her father who’s waiting in the car. Clearly, Ashes has picked her father.
Susan Beth Pfeffer does a great job at depicting the importance of being a realist rather than a dreamer. Ashes’ father who is believed to be a dreamer struggles with his everyday life. He goes through every day hoping for the best. Ashes mother, however, is different. She always plays it safe. Susan Beth Pfeffer portrays that dreamers may sometimes be too far-fetched and need to be brought back to the real world sometimes. Ashes’ father has to rely on Ashes’ mother to help him get out of him slum. Susan Beth Pfeffer is conveying that it is better to be a realist, because it keepa you on the ball. Dreamers usually get side tracked, and stuck in difficult situations. An inferior theme that the author portrays is the idea of what parents are able to offer. Ashes mom provides a safe living environment for ashes. Ashes father on the other hand is poor, has his life upside down, and can be putting his little girl’s life in danger by owing people money. These are the complete opposites, but it
Ashes Response
In life, it’s better to be prepared for the worse than to hope for the best. In the short story Ashes written by Susan Beth Pfeffer, this statement is clearly portrayed. Pfeffer talks about a little girl named Ashleigh, who goes by the name Ashes. Ashes loves her parents do death, especially her father who always makes her feel so special. Ashes is stuck between 2 choices: letting her father down or letting her mother down. The father is an irresponsible bum, whereas the mother is an organized neat freak. Ashes’ father is stuck in a situation where he needs some money to pay off his debt. The way that the father has thought of a solution is to steal the mother’s rainy day fund, and to return it by Friday. Ashleigh reaches for the money in the jar and turns around to stare at her father who’s waiting in the car. Clearly, Ashes has picked her father.
Susan Beth Pfeffer does a great job at depicting the importance of being a realist rather than a dreamer. Ashes’ father who is believed to be a dreamer struggles with his everyday life. He goes through every day hoping for the best. Ashes mother, however, is different. She always plays it safe. Susan Beth Pfeffer portrays that dreamers may sometimes be too far-fetched and need to be brought back to the real world sometimes. Ashes’ father has to rely on Ashes’ mother to help him get out of him slum. Susan Beth Pfeffer is conveying that it is better to be a realist, because it keepa you on the ball. Dreamers usually get side tracked, and stuck in difficult situations. An inferior theme that the author portrays is the idea of what parents are able to offer. Ashes mom provides a safe living environment for ashes. Ashes father on the other hand is poor, has his life upside down, and can be putting his little girl’s life in danger by owing people money. These are the complete opposites, but it