I will say it is just more than one thing or one person. Ideally, all factors should work together to create a strong support system. She is lucky she got the chance to study and attain that degree. If HELB helped pay for it, then the government pretty much did it’s part. Economics is not limited to getting a government job. Even private companies need these experts. Instead of her father acting in sobriety, he burns their house presenting Ruth with a tough decision to make. Stay and tender to her siblings personally or go see employment and maybe support them from a distance. Either way, tough choice. The good thing her father had done was allow her to study to such a high level instead of marrying her off early which some other father’s do. Point is, it cannot come down to laying the blame on just one person. A good system involves every factors working in harmony with the same agenda. In the end, I’d say she got rewarded though. I hope it all goes well for her.