In the novel Money Run by Jack Heath, the main characters are Ash “Ashley” Arthur and Michael Peachey. Ash is a professional teenage thief who uses her occupation to pay for her private school and help her dad pay the bills. Ash is extremely conscious of her environment and seemingly is always aware of what is going on around her. She is calm at all times and rarely if ever loses her composure (even in extremely tense and dangerous situations she is extremely relaxed). She is cunning and resourceful to the point of ruthlessness and will resort to varying degrees of extreme to achieve her goals. Ash enjoys thrilling situations and the attention she gets from her friend when she doesn't reveal what her intentions because she plans as she goes.
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One such theme is the corruption money creates and the greed that is the precursor to this corruption of a person. This theme essentially drives the plot and is even portrayed in the title of the book. The theme appears in much of the characters thoughts and actions, especially Peachey. Peachey is almost always thinking about his payment for the job, where he places on the “list” (a list of the best contract killers in the world) and although he acknowledges that he gets paid many millions, he is completely convinced his fortune he has amassed isnt enough money. Ash is also greedy in many ways but not to the point of obsession like peachey. She knows that the 200 million she is about to steal is more than enough money for the rest of her life and later realizes she won't even be able to spend it all. In the beginning Buckland also tells ash the danger of money and how it leads to unhappiness and how he hates his vast wealth. At first Ash ignores this warning but later comes to recognize the truth in what he says when the gold cube explodes and she finds out that isnt what she wants for hr life. She later accepts his offer to steal back precious items stolen from their rightful places. This represents Ash’s rejection of pointless stealing and a life with
One such theme is the corruption money creates and the greed that is the precursor to this corruption of a person. This theme essentially drives the plot and is even portrayed in the title of the book. The theme appears in much of the characters thoughts and actions, especially Peachey. Peachey is almost always thinking about his payment for the job, where he places on the “list” (a list of the best contract killers in the world) and although he acknowledges that he gets paid many millions, he is completely convinced his fortune he has amassed isnt enough money. Ash is also greedy in many ways but not to the point of obsession like peachey. She knows that the 200 million she is about to steal is more than enough money for the rest of her life and later realizes she won't even be able to spend it all. In the beginning Buckland also tells ash the danger of money and how it leads to unhappiness and how he hates his vast wealth. At first Ash ignores this warning but later comes to recognize the truth in what he says when the gold cube explodes and she finds out that isnt what she wants for hr life. She later accepts his offer to steal back precious items stolen from their rightful places. This represents Ash’s rejection of pointless stealing and a life with