Wes Moore Literary Devices

A literary device used a lot in the story is tone, changing a significant amount of times. There are a few themes in the book, but in my opinion with it majorly being family influences has to do with the different tones. In the book there was a quote that really stood out to me… It stated, “Wes was tired. Tired of being locked up, tired of watching drugs destroy entire families, entire communities, an entire city.” (138).
In other words, this quote is showing that the other Wes Moore actually recognized what drugs can and will do. Wes really started to realize this when he saw his wife doing it really didn’t like that. In my opinion I totally agree with him. Drugs can impact so many people terribly and quickly, harming people. Wes finally found