Ashes By Susan Beth Pfeffer Analysis

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Rice pudding, Gross! Who likes that. Haaa anyway. In the short story, Ashes, by Susan Beth Pfeffer. In Ashes, the Main character is deciding if she wants to take the money that her mom keeps in a teapot for emergencies. Ashleigh did not take the money from her mom because her mom is a role model, her dad breaks promises, and Ashleigh knows that her mom was saving the money for an emergency. The first reason is that mom is a role model.The author stated that, “Mom who is still working on her completing degree… ” (Pfeffer p1). The quote means, that her mom was setting a good example for her daughter by going back to school for a higher education. In the text it stated,“And mom is always prepared, except for what dad to her.” (Pfeffer p2). This …show more content…

The quote states that, “A couple of days later, when Dad forgot to pick me up at school, or didn't have the money for the class trip, or got all his favourite kinds of Chinese and none of Mom and mine… ” (pfeffer P1). The quote means that Ashleigh describe multiple ways her dad had let her down. This quote stated, “When I was little, Dad used to promise me the stars for a necklace, but like most promises, that one never quite happened.” (Pfeffer p1). The quote is showing how unreliable dad is towards Ashleigh. “Mom was always prepared, except for what dad did to her.” (pfeffer P2). The third reason is Ashleigh knows that her mom was saving the money for an emergency. “‘Oh well, Ashes, you can always see right through me.’ He was one who’d been looking right through me toward the door, but I didn't say anything” (pfeffer 3).This quote means he was worried about people coming after him in the diner-putting her in a scary situation. The quote is stating, “‘That is a lot of money .What if mom finds out?’ ‘It's me who she’d be angry at me’”(Pfeffer 4). This quote means.That her dad lost at gambling and wanted her to steal the money so he could gamble again. So he did not learn his lesson. The author stated in the text, “ Good head on your shoulders. Problem is, I’d never be able to find another car this cheap to replace it. ‘No the Teapot is the way to go ’” (Pfeffer 4).This quote means Drove her to the house to steal

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