Wes Moore's The Other Wes Moore
In The Other Wes Moore, Wes reveals his confusion with his own motivations to the audience. I believe that he was so driven to understand the other Wes Moore because of the realization that that could've been him. The two Wes Moores had similar upbringings; Both lived in very poor areas with high crime and violence surrounding them. Wes was confused because they both didn’t end up the same way. He was successful while the other Wes was not. Both men grew up without a strong father figure in their lives, this affected both men in various ways. He wanted to know how that Wes ened up the way he did. The author may have been confused as to why he needed to understand him, but I see it as seeing what could have been. I believe that the author trying
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to understand the other Wes would allow him, the author, gain a sense of gratitude of who he is and of what his mother did for him. He also wanted to figure out where did the other Wes “go wrong”. Since both could of ended up with the same opportunities, he wanted to figure out how they both didn’t end up the same way. This gave him that sense of curiosity that ended up with him trying to truly understand Wes and his motives and his overall life.
10. (276 words) In the book The Other Wes Moore, the author Wes Moore talks a lot about poverty and education.
These two different topics can easily go hand in hand with each other. Some may not realize it but your level of poverty, whether you are in any way poor or whether you are not even close to it, can truly affect your education. When schools are in a poorer district, that can have a drastic effect in the school. They wouldn’t have the same technology or programs as other schools may have. But that doesn’t always mean they can not have the same opportunities as other kids; It’s all about how they make the most of what they have. Both Wes Moore’s grew up in a very poor and dangerous area, but they did not end up the same way. One decided to take charge in his life and became a Scholar, decorated war veteran, and a White House Fellow. His mother worked very hard to allow him to get all the opportunities that he ended with. She worked multiple jobs to provide for her kids to go to private schools. Moore’s mother didn’t allow him to fall into the “thug” lifestyle. She refused to allow her children, and herself, to fall into the lifestyle of those around them. On the other hand, the other Wes Moore did not have as great of a turn out. His mother simply did not have the drive that the other mother did. She allowed her kids to be immersed into the world where violence and crime was okay. Wes’ mother allowed the poverty and crime around consume and define
her.
to understand the other Wes would allow him, the author, gain a sense of gratitude of who he is and of what his mother did for him. He also wanted to figure out where did the other Wes “go wrong”. Since both could of ended up with the same opportunities, he wanted to figure out how they both didn’t end up the same way. This gave him that sense of curiosity that ended up with him trying to truly understand Wes and his motives and his overall life.
10. (276 words) In the book The Other Wes Moore, the author Wes Moore talks a lot about poverty and education.
These two different topics can easily go hand in hand with each other. Some may not realize it but your level of poverty, whether you are in any way poor or whether you are not even close to it, can truly affect your education. When schools are in a poorer district, that can have a drastic effect in the school. They wouldn’t have the same technology or programs as other schools may have. But that doesn’t always mean they can not have the same opportunities as other kids; It’s all about how they make the most of what they have. Both Wes Moore’s grew up in a very poor and dangerous area, but they did not end up the same way. One decided to take charge in his life and became a Scholar, decorated war veteran, and a White House Fellow. His mother worked very hard to allow him to get all the opportunities that he ended with. She worked multiple jobs to provide for her kids to go to private schools. Moore’s mother didn’t allow him to fall into the “thug” lifestyle. She refused to allow her children, and herself, to fall into the lifestyle of those around them. On the other hand, the other Wes Moore did not have as great of a turn out. His mother simply did not have the drive that the other mother did. She allowed her kids to be immersed into the world where violence and crime was okay. Wes’ mother allowed the poverty and crime around consume and define
her.