The Other Wes Moore Analysis

Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Two Lives of Wes Moore The book The Other Wes Moore tells the riveting story of two boys, both who have the same name and were born not that far apart in Baltimore. Told through different years, each snippet of both these Weses lives shows the contrast they have. Moore uses multiple rhetorical devices in his story that help with his overall purpose of writing this book. Moore’s purpose throughout this whole story shows how the decisions a person makes shapes them into the overall person in the end. In his introduction Moore wrote, “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his” (Moore, xi). This quote overall explains Moore’s purpose. Everyone makes decisions, and some of those decisions are bad; however, the overall decision that is made results in something else. Every decision that is made shapes you into a new
The author uses imagery to give the reader a better picture and a better understanding of each Wes. Diction and Syntax are used together to show more in depth about each Wes. Lastly, juxtaposition is used all over the story to show the contrasting of each other. The other Wes’ story was written when Moore would visit Wes in prison, on one of his visits Moore wrote, “I guess it’s hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances” (Moore, 67). This quote overall reflects the fact that each Wes made decisions that resulted in one becoming successful and the other in jail. Moore’s purpose was executed perfectly in this book by using these four rhetorical devices. In the end, Moore was trying to call to action, to change the lives of other young black men who started their life with bad choices. Even if bad choices were made in the beginning, those who do can change their fate and ive a better