Ashes Characters

Chris, the story’s protagonist, is a 35-year-old man whose father recently died. He and his mother are on their way to a lake to scatter his father’s ashes, and as they drive, Chris reflects on… read analysis of Chris

Chris’s mother recently lost her husband (Chris’s father), Alan, and is still grieving. From early on in the story, it’s clear that Chris and his mother have a strained relationship. His mother seems… read analysis of Chris’s Mother

Chris’s late father, Alan, died not long before the story’s action begins. In life, Alan was—according to Chris and Chris’s mother—wry, secretive, and exacting. This caused issues with both his wife and son… read analysis of Chris’s Father/Alan

Scott is Chris’s ex-partner; he never appears in person in the story. He broke up with Chris about three years before the story’s action begins, at least in part because Chris was delaying introducing… read analysis of Scott