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Character Analysis: The Grapes Of Wrath

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“You look radiant,” he said. “You get more and more beautiful.” (Pg. 2). Ashleigh is the daughter of two totally opposite parents. She lives with her mom and visits her dad Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her mom is always prepared but her dad just seems to go with the flow. Ashleigh’s dad has let her down throughout the years yet always gives compliments such as “You look radiant.” (Pg. 2). It isn't until now that she realizes all the bad things he's done and that he might be playing her when he asks for $200. Ashleigh will not give her dad the money because Ashleigh’s mom is a good influence, her dad has let her down and given her a weird nickname, plus her dad is wanting to steal money. Ashleigh’s mom is a good influence on Ashleigh because she …show more content…

Her dad seems to give her compliments but he also manages to let her down a lot. Ashleigh’s dad probably just says all those nice things hoping that she will forget about all the bad things he has done and so she will like him. “Ashes-smashes and crashes, trashes and bashes, clashes and mashes.” (Pg. 1). Ashleigh realizes that her nickname “Ashes” rhymes with so many bad things and her dad gave her this nickname, but also that ashes are dark and grey which is not a good thing. Again Ashleigh’s mom is a great influence and, as you can probably tell, Ashleigh’s dad made the nickname. Her mom does not like it because of what it means and her mom knows better than anyone. Her mom has gotten into fights with her dad and has tried to make him realize that it is not a very good name but he claims “It's just a nickname.” (Pg. 1). Ashleigh’s dad is stealing money from her mom but through her. Everyone knows stealing is never a good idea, well everyone except her dad. “You,” Dad said. “I’d be borrowing the money from you.” (Pg. 4). Ashleigh is a child, you really shouldn't borrow money from children or have them help you steal it. It is teaching them bad lessons. Ashleigh’s dad says he will pay her or her mom back but if he needs this much money in the first place then how is he going to be able to get it back to her quickly like he

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And I swear to you, Ashes I’d have the money in your hands by Friday. ’”P.4. That fact that Ashleigh’s dad swore to her that he’d pay her back by Friday, using her special nickname shows that he wishes he didn’t have to ask for a

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Currently her dad has a financial issue and Ashleigh has a choice between, letting her mother down by stealing her emergency money or letting her father down by not stealing the money. Ashleigh takes the money because she wants her father’s life to be set, her dad cheers on her dreams which makes her feel obligated to help, and she prefers her father over her mother. Ashleigh wants

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In addition, it displays Ashes' biased opinion of thinking that the right thing to do was to steal the money for her dad because of how his love influences her. Besides, you can tell Ashes does not just love her dad the most because of the thoughts of loneliness and unright feelings she gets as she is about to steal the money for

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Her martian money. What should I do?”(Pfeffer 4). This quote shows Ashleigh's internal conflict with herself because she is still struggling to decide whether or not to help her dad. This shows that she loves both of her parents very much because she can’t decide whether to steal from her mom to help her dad or

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Her mother is not portrayed like this, she is seen as having a no-nonsense attitude, making her reliable but not as likable. His biggest form of manipulation is flattery. Her dad keeps pelting her with compliments, gifts, and surprises like when he treats her to dinner at a new diner, “‘There’s a new diner, opened right around the block. Let’s treat ourselves, Ashes, and go out on the town. ’(page 2).

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Ashleigh told her dad “Come into the apartment with me and take the money,”(Pfeffer,4). Ashes was even asking her dad if he wanted to come with her so that he can take the money. Ash 's dad always wants to make Ashleigh feel special. At any point Ash 's dad will say anything so Ashes will feel special and make her smile. Ashes wants to make sure that her dad has enough money.

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Ashes are usually cold, grey, and dead to someone, however, this is a different story. Ashleigh, or Ashes, is a girl who’s parents are divorced. On a Tuesday night in the winter, Ashes and her father go out to a diner, and she realizes that her dad isn’t acting right. When she asks what’s wrong, her dad confesses that he owes 200 dollars to someone, and Ashes wants to know if she can help; her dad tells her that she can by taking Ashes’s mom’s emergency money. When they drove back the her mom’s house, Ashes decided to take the money because she had asked many questions about the topic, the way the parents were described, and how Ashes has a better relationship with her dad than with her mom.

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