Essay On The Other Wes Moore
“The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.” This is how author Wes Moore describes the parallel life that he led with the other Wes Moore. I think that his statement is eerily accurate when you break it apart and dive into the crazy parallel lives that these two men led. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine.” The other Wes Moore grew up in practically the same neighborhood as the author Wes Moore… yet their lives ended up so different. Both Moores lived in Baltimore, in neighborhoods with lower income, and a large drug influence. From a young age the other Wes Moore was exposed to the “drug game,” with his older brother being majorly involved in the local
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It brings in to play that every decision that you or I is making, right now, could be affecting the way that we live out the rest of our lives. In the same way that a small decision can negatively impact a person… the opposite can be true as well. The author Wes Moore lived in a neighborhood with just as much of a drug influence as the other… yet somehow he managed to disconnect himself from it and thrive in his situation. Both the author and the other had mothers who wanted the best for their sons… with absent father figures. The idea that a single parent could put everything they had into their kid is really inspirational. The other Wes Moore’s mother, Mary, worked hard to keep her kids in comfort, but her efforts ended up fruitless. The author Wes Moore’s mother Joy, worked multiple jobs in order to send him to a private school… and that ended up making all the difference in his life. He was forced to work harder and become interested in school, and he put his energy into more productive things such as basketball, or hanging out with friends, but he never let it get to the point where he was roped into the drug game. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.” I agree with this statement, and I think that the story “The
It brings in to play that every decision that you or I is making, right now, could be affecting the way that we live out the rest of our lives. In the same way that a small decision can negatively impact a person… the opposite can be true as well. The author Wes Moore lived in a neighborhood with just as much of a drug influence as the other… yet somehow he managed to disconnect himself from it and thrive in his situation. Both the author and the other had mothers who wanted the best for their sons… with absent father figures. The idea that a single parent could put everything they had into their kid is really inspirational. The other Wes Moore’s mother, Mary, worked hard to keep her kids in comfort, but her efforts ended up fruitless. The author Wes Moore’s mother Joy, worked multiple jobs in order to send him to a private school… and that ended up making all the difference in his life. He was forced to work harder and become interested in school, and he put his energy into more productive things such as basketball, or hanging out with friends, but he never let it get to the point where he was roped into the drug game. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.” I agree with this statement, and I think that the story “The