Summary Of Ashah's Ashes

4. However, he author is trying to teach us that despite how much you love a person, you cannot let them take advantage of you for their own selfish benefit. By doing so, the person at fault will not fully realize the consequences of the problems they have caused and will not learn from their mistakes. In the story, Ashleigh’s father was able to convince Ashes emotionally by complimenting and filling her with hope for the future in order to gain her love and trust. He then takes advantage of Ashes by telling her to help him “borrow” $200 from her mother’s emergency fund despite the selfishness and irresponsibility she knows that her father has. Ashes mentions that her father gets by on a grin and willingness to help, but he is unexpectedly there for you when you need him. This could mean that her father only acts caring
This story is similar to a situation that my friend had experienced with her family. When she grew up, her father would always use up all their money gambling. Her father made promises to her as well similar to those of Ashes’s dad. He would make promises regarding their financial situation, such as “I promise this investment will make us rich”. However, like Ashes’s dad, these promises were never kept and taken seriously. The money her family had that wasn’t already wasted by her father’s gambling addiction, would instead be carelessly spent on luxury items. Although he is gay, fancy cars, clothing and jewelry were bought to impress others and hide the fact that they were struggling financially. Eventually, my friend’s mother separated with her father due to his unhealthy expenses. In the short story, Ashleigh’s mother also decided to split up with her father for being irresponsible and negligent towards his own family. Ashes’s father also risked the welfare of their family, but did things only for his own advantage. Both of the fathers loved their daughters and were hopeful of becoming successful, but did not meet their