Ashes Short Story Theme

In the short story, “Ashes” Ashleigh has to make a decision to trust her dad to pay back the money, or not pay her dad the money. Ashleigh is a good person but she will not pay her dad the money. Ashleigh chose not to take the money because her dad knows where she hides the money, they went out to eat when her dad needed money, and her dad calls her Ashes wich is not a nice nickname. If Ashleighs dad knows where the money is hidden at then why should she trust him? On pg. 3 it says, “Sometimes when mom wasn’t home I’d take the lid off the teapot and stare into it.” This quote explains why Ashleigh would not take the money because if her dad knows where the money is and he wants to have it but he needs Ashleigh to get it to him and he will supposively pay the money back without her mom knowing but he won't because he can't. Also on pg. 4 Ashleighs dad uses the word borrowed instead of steel. Ashleigh knew that something was wrong from the start and when he tells her that he needs to borrow she chose not to take the money because he will not pay the money back and she does not trust him. Last on page 2 her dad complimented her on everything. Ashleighs dad would have asked simply and nicely if he was going to just take the money and pay her back but instead he acted suspicious which makes Ashleigh

For example on pg. 2 it says, “Can you afford it? I asked. For a special date with my daughter he replied. Of course I can afford it.” Ashleighs dad can not afford it. He wants the money to keep and if he pays them then how can he pay his mom back? Also going out to eat can only be a little but when he is borrowing $200 dollars he does not have but he thinks he can pay her mom back to is a lie. Last Ashleigh got offered anywhere to go so she could have wanted to go to a place that for one person it can be $20 and then her dad would need $220 ($20 for food and $200 for her mom