The Other Wes Moore
By: Wes Moore Presentation by: Casey Schwartz
Point of View: 3rd person Omniscient
Examples from the text: Wes was so mad that he grabbed the gun and started toward the door as he thought about what he was going to do.(We see Wes' feelings and thoughts) I was so scared because I was about to jump out of a helicopter.(We see the narrators thoughts and feelings)
Summary
Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore are both living bad lifestyles. Somehow one gets out of the bad habits and becomes a military leader. The other one doesn't end up so well.
Characterization
Wes shows he is kind by responding to everyone by saying "Yes sir" or "Yes Ma'am". Other characters words show that he is cared by him for example his military leader says that he need to do something with his life. His physical appearance show that he is strong because whenever he gets mad it describes his muscles as rippling.
Sensory Language
"The where hands that hit as hard as rocks." (simile: this important to the story because his mom got beat)
"Valley forge had waved good bye to me as I left." (Personification: This is important to the plot because he soon becomes a military leader after he leaves Valley Forge)
Theme
Life has many hard choices and if you don't choose the right choice you could end up in a bad situation.
The narrator has to choose between trying to escape the military school or stay and do the right thing. Since he chooses the right choice to stay, he soon becomes a Colonel.
Wes Moore chooses the wrong decisions and he has to stay in prison for life
Dialogue
I chose this passage because it sets up one of the main conflicts in the book. Wes wants a headset this boy is wearing. He asks him where he got it. The boy tells him to be a look out for him and he will get money. That then leads him to start selling drugs.