Summary Of The One Who Watches By Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Do you ever walk into a store and see something you really want or really like? I shall compare and contrast to characters who are like this. The characters are the father from “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer and Yolanda from “The one who watches” by Judith Ortiz Lofer. These characters both are very interesting topics. They may seem nice, but they both are very needy. Who would be better to start with than the father from “Ashes”? He seems nice, but also seems to be grooming his daughter by saying she is the best girl ever and he doesn’t deserve her. The reason he seems to be doing this is because he wants to get $200 from his Ex’s teapot. He also seems to be in debt because his daughter asks him if he can afford

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