Susan Beth Pfeffer Analysis

A Talented Writer Susan Beth Pfeffer is a talented writer who has worked her hardest to be what she is now, a writer that makes readers happy to be reading her books. Pfeffer was born on February 2nd, 1948. She was born in New York City and raised in Woodmere, NY. Her family originally lived in Queens before moving to a city called Woodmere in Long Island Southeastern from New York. She has one older brother and Pfeffer is the only daughter in the family. Pfeffer’s father Leo was a lawyer and her

“Whatever it was, it was dying by the time I was born,and before I turned six”(Pfeffer, 2). The short story Ashes was written by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The story is about Ashes and her relationship with her dad and her mom. Ashes is in a problem when her dad asks her to “borrow” money from her mom. Ashes is left with two options, either help her dad or her mom. Ashleigh did take the money because she loves her dad, trusts her dad, and she is like her dad. Ashleigh took the money since she loves her

Susan Beth Pfeffer’s coming of age story “Ashes” is a narrative about a girl “Ashes” that has divorced parents. This can make it hard for her to connect to her father, who always is joking around and never seems to be taking Ashes, or anything, serious. Ashes’ father makes promises he can not always keep, and while her father means well, it makes her dream of things he can not or will not achieve. Throughout the beginning of the story you feel as if the mother is the antagonist of the story as she

In the short story called, “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer, the protagonist is dealing with the complicated relationship between her divorced parents. Ashleigh, the main character, is questioned by her dad if she can borrow her mom's money for his own problems. Ashes, short for Ashleigh, like the compliments that she keeps receiving from her dad. Ashes complex relationship with her parents makes her choose between her mom or her dad. One lesson this story suggests is that no matter how much you love

I’m writing about the 2 stories: Golden Glass by Alma Villanueva and Ashes by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The main characters Ted from from Golden Glass and Ashleigh from Ashes are both teens with seperated parents. Ted’s father left and he doesn’t care. He wants to be alone and take care of himself. He does this by building a fort outside by a bunch of trees and he lives in it all summer. He lives in the woods and kills his own food. He has siblings that offer to bring him food but he doesn’t accept

Would you be able to survive worldwide tidal waves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions? The book Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a realistic fiction novel about a girl named Miranda and her family’s survival after an asteroid hits the moon causing many natural disasters on Earth. The theme of Life As We Knew It is to always have hope because hope endures hardships, motivates us, and strengthens our relationships. Hope helps people endure hardships because Miranda will be confident

Simon Hakimian Ms.Sit English 263 8/9 B 12/17/2015 Trauma Under the Moon Issue The book Life A We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer revolves around the main character Miranda who is a 16 year old girl who lives in an American town in Northern Pennsylvania during the early 20th century. Miranda’s life changes when scientists report that an asteroid has hit the moon. The moon ends up moving closer to earth and it causes many natural disasters ranging from tsunamis and strong tidal waves to sudden volcano