Overcoming Destinies In Wes Moore's The Other
Life is precious and short. It is filled with struggles and obstacles that can either make or break a person and it is up to the person to decide how to handle the situation. There are many people who don’t live under the best circumstances but are able to overcome them in the best ways possible. In The Other Wes Moore, both Wes’s had the ability to control their destinies since they both were brought up in similar situations, they went on to make bad decisions, and they both get second chances.
It is simple to blame a child’s upbringing when something goes wrong in their teenage and adult life. However, both Wes Moore’s had a similar childhood, yet still ended up with different fates. For example, both of them had absent fathers and were …show more content…
Being in crime ridden areas, they both associated themselves with the wrong people. One Wes Moore joined a drug gang since he says that “I am not actually selling drugs. All I’m doing is talking into a headset” (Moore 58). He undermines the situation as there seems no harm. That is how it starts for countless people and then they are sucked into further destruction. Additionally, he does it out of envy of his brother’s new clothes since his mother can’t afford it, but he could have been grateful with what he had. Both Wes Moores were also arrested during their teenage years for crimes they knew were wrong. One would think that risking their freedom would force them to recognize what they did wrong but for one Wes, he “wasn’t shocked or afraid anymore, just annoyed” (Moore 114). This means that no repercussion would make Wes rethink the decisions he had made in his life. Instead he was selfish and wondered why the authorities decided to go after him. Along the paths of being arrested, both Wes Moores also failed to own up to their responsibilities. One Wes Moore complained that his “mother saw Riverdale as a haven, a place where I could escape my neighborhood and open my horizons. But for me, it was where I got lost” (Moore 48). There are a great deal of people who are put into extremely different situations than they are used to. However, it is easy to push through the struggle, find ways to be comfortable,
It is simple to blame a child’s upbringing when something goes wrong in their teenage and adult life. However, both Wes Moore’s had a similar childhood, yet still ended up with different fates. For example, both of them had absent fathers and were …show more content…
Being in crime ridden areas, they both associated themselves with the wrong people. One Wes Moore joined a drug gang since he says that “I am not actually selling drugs. All I’m doing is talking into a headset” (Moore 58). He undermines the situation as there seems no harm. That is how it starts for countless people and then they are sucked into further destruction. Additionally, he does it out of envy of his brother’s new clothes since his mother can’t afford it, but he could have been grateful with what he had. Both Wes Moores were also arrested during their teenage years for crimes they knew were wrong. One would think that risking their freedom would force them to recognize what they did wrong but for one Wes, he “wasn’t shocked or afraid anymore, just annoyed” (Moore 114). This means that no repercussion would make Wes rethink the decisions he had made in his life. Instead he was selfish and wondered why the authorities decided to go after him. Along the paths of being arrested, both Wes Moores also failed to own up to their responsibilities. One Wes Moore complained that his “mother saw Riverdale as a haven, a place where I could escape my neighborhood and open my horizons. But for me, it was where I got lost” (Moore 48). There are a great deal of people who are put into extremely different situations than they are used to. However, it is easy to push through the struggle, find ways to be comfortable,