Commentary On Pfeffer's Toughest Decisions

Doing the right thing and not stealing or helping out her dad and taking money was one of the toughest decisions Ashes ever had to make. Ashes mom and dad have been divorced for several years. Her mom was a realist and her dad was a dreamer. Being the dreamer he was he had asked Ashes to take money from her mom to give to him for a deal he was working out. She was in a dilemma, she had no idea what to do. Ashes took the money because her dad made her feel special, she could relate to him more, and her dad was less strict than her mom. Ashes dad made her feel very special so she took the money. In the text it says “can you afford it? I asked for a special date with my daughter? He replied of course I can”( Pfeffer,2). By saying that he made
The author states “they'll laugh at your dreams. Even your mother”(Pfeffer,2). Ashes and her dad both know that her mom's a realist they can relate in that way because they had both live with her at one point in their life. According to the text it also says “my friends fathers, they just tell my friends to study more”(Pfeffer,2). They can relate in the sense that they are both dreamers and not the most normal practical people. In the short story it also says “she's the most level-headed person i know. As straight as a stick”(Pfeffer,2). Ashes and her dad both know that Ashes mom is a practical person and not a dreamer unlike them. Sense Ashes and her dad can relate to each other that could have persuaded her decision to take the money for
In the text it says “but Ashes are cold, grey, dead things! mom yelled”(Pfeffer,1). Because Ashes mom yelled it could mean that she liked to speak her mind and was confident in her opinions however, someone of that nature can come off as strict some of the time. The author says” she's the most practical person I know”(Peffer,2) Ashes knows that her mom is a realist and likes to be prepared. If someone likes to be prepared that means they are usually on task meaning that she could be up tight or strict at times. In the text it also states “i'm a dreamer he said to me “(Peffer,1). Typically dreamers aren't the one to be rude or stuck up and Ashes dad was a dreamer therefor he isn't strict. Because Ashes mom was more strict than her dad and sense Ashes was a kid she would have leaned toward her dad because he was more fun. So therefore she would have been more likely to listen to her dad and take the