District Common Assessment Essay If your father desperately needed to borrow two hundred dollars from you to pay back a loan, would you give it to him? This question is explored in the short fictional story written by Susan Beth Pfeffer called “Ashes” with a main character named Ashleigh. The story points towards Ashleigh giving her father the money because she looks up to him, loves him and she believes that he would never do anything to hurt her or get her in trouble. Ashleigh’s dad makes her feel special and he makes her day better. In the short story “Ashes” it states, “It felt like every time I saw my father, the sun would cast off just a little more warmth.” says the writer Susan Beth Pfeffer. Ashleigh feels happier around him than she does when she’s with her her mother. He gives her special nicknames like Ashes which her mother fails to do. Also, her mom doesn’t make her feel special, so Ashleigh likes her dad best. He’s her rescuer. Her day gets better when she sees him or is around him. …show more content…
“All right I said, I reached to unlock the car door.” say the author Susan Beth Pfeffer. Ashleigh is basically saying, she will lend the money because she loves him and she feels like she has to so her dad can get back up on his feet financially. Also, she would do anything for him because he’s her dad and you would do anything for your dad too. He raised you and cares for you and loves