Ashleigh's Ashes As Depicted In The Short Story 'Ashes'

District Common Assessment Essay There's always a grey area. The place where it can go either way. Sometimes you have to move out of the grey area and make a choice, like Ashleigh did. The short story, Ashes, is about a girl whose parents are divorced. Hre parents couldn’t be anymore different. But one day, Ashleigh’s father asks to take her mom’s emergency money. But she doesn't take the money. Ashleigh doesn’t take the money because her mother cares about her, Ashleigh is skeptical about her father , and Ashleigh is level headed like her mother, and cares about her. In the story, Ashleigh' s mother gets angry with Ashleigh’s father about the nickname he gave Ashleigh, Ashes. Her mother argues that,”’But ashes are cold, grey, dead

She tries to come up with an alternate solution in the text about her father can come up with the money without the teapot. She suggests, “‘Why don’t you sell your car?” I asked him. “You’re your mother's daughter. Good head on your shoulders. Problem is, I’d never find a car cheap enough to replace it. No, Ashes, the teapot’s the way to go.” (page 4)This excerpt shows that Ashleigh can come up with good solutions like her practical mother would. Also, her father said that as well, which isn’t really flattery, so it must be somewhat true. Ashleigh also brings up scenarios and questions how the caper would work if she did take the money. This shows Ashleigh’s practicality and planning ahead which is seen as responsible. When Ashleigh finally arrives at the house, she lifts the teapot lid up and stares at the money and tries to decide what to do. She thinks about how this is her hard earned money for emergencies only. The hesitation proves that Ashleigh does care about her mother more than she might let on, and that eventually prevails. Ashleigh portrays a slight likeness to her mother and cares about her, which makes her