The Other Moore Reflection

“The Other Wes Moore” is a true story, written by Wes Moore about how he and another kid with the same name ended up with two extremely different fates. Both Wes`s lived in the same area, grew up without fathers, had a difficult childhood and became involved with drugs and other illegal activity. When Wes found out of the other Wes he began to visit him. Wes Moore wrote this script because he was intrigued how similar their lives were and realized that their fortunes could’ve been the same. Their mothers raised them each differently and influenced their lives extremely. The Other Wes admired his elder brother Tony and even though Tony tried to keep Wes off the streets, he didn’t listen and his mother didn’t want to think that he was breaking down the same route as his comrade. Wes`s mother, Joy and grandparents sent him to military school even though they were struggling financially. This story is about how the people in your life and the choices you make have a huge impact on how your future is going to be.
Sometimes I would cry, sometimes I would laugh and others I would get upset with the decisions that the Wes`s and the people around them made. One of the biggest issues in this book that is really important to me was the educational system in this book in my opinion the teachers really could’ve made a difference in both of those kids lives because as a student who believes in education I believe my previous teachers have made a huge impact in my life. One of my favorite parts in the book is when Wes (the author) is getting ready to jump out of the plane, he contemplates his life and the person he wants to become and then starts to think of all of the people that impacted his life and that caused him to realize that he wants to stay at Valley Forge and attend junior college. I like this part because it shows how much he grew and he is recognizing how much the people in his life have impacted