Summary Of Valynne E. Maetani's Ink And Ashes

It’s safe to say that most people have secrets. But not everyone holds secrets that puts loved ones in danger with gang violence almost killing them all. Ink and Ashes, by Valynne E. Maetani is about a teenage girl named Claire who finds out her parents hold a secret from her and her brothers that can get them all killed when Claire keeps digging for answers. As Claire moves forward, she finds more and more secrets until she is attacked on multiple occasions, leading to her actions threatening many lives. I would have to say that the school boards should get rid of all fiction and novels for it doesn’t work with the curriculum and doesn’t help the students properly, but works against them instead. The book is about a teenage girl who gets …show more content…
People will change how they act and look so they can feel secure and join the idea of the perfect or normal person based off of fictional characters that are idealized. “Many members of Asian-American youth gangs are immigrant teenagers and young adults who have had difficulty fitting into U.S. society. They join gangs to rebel against traditional strict parents, to gain protection from other gang members, to achieve a sense of belonging”(Asian American Youth). This is more important for this article tells of actual events that happened to immigrants and children all around the world from different time periods, telling of all their actions, and a little explanation behind it for the person’s understanding of the real world. This is relevant to the thesis because this is an article about real events and people, giving the reader an understanding of the situation. If this was a fictional novel or something of the sort, then the person wouldn't take this seriously and think it could be cool to be similar to these people ultimately changing how they are in society. “Young gang members entered into adult organizations only when social conditions remained inadequate and social mobility was unattainable”(Youth Gangs). This is relevant to to the world for to tells of regular children, that can even be your neighbor, being under bad influence and manipulated into doing the wrong things for they don't have an understanding of the situation at hand, leading down a bad path such as jail or death. This is relevant for the article tells of real situation and problems for everyone everywhere, this is local and tell of events that matter to you and also affect you, making this tone very serious. Fiction is bad is because it gives the reader a false sense of gang life, ruining the behavior and learning experience with