Truth and Tragedy
In literature, a tragedy is a work in which the protagonist is brought to ruin as a consequence of a tragic flaw, a moral weakness, or the inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. The tagline for The Other Wes Moore is "The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his."
What do you think the author means by this? Considering the definition above, do you see the Other Wes Moore's story as a tragedy? Pull your thoughts together and explain in one complete paragraph. Include text evidence in your response. Proofread and edit carefully before publishing.
Author Wes and Other Wes both had unfavorable circumstances; however, Other Wes was unable to cope and his story became a tragedy. Other Wes grew up watching Tony, who was a bad influence, and ended up being his partner in crime. Tony was not a very good person, but he encouraged Wes to go to school. Other Wes made many bad decisions like becoming a drug dealer. He redeemed himself when he started the Job Corp program. During his time in the program, he changed his way of thinking and became a better person overall. There was hope for the Other Wes after he completed Job Corp. Other Wes’ story became a tragedy when he started dealing drugs again. After he started dealing again, Other Wes continued to go downhill and eventually ended up in prison. I look at Other Wes’ story as a tragedy because there was hope for him to improve his life, but he continued to make bad decisions and ended up with the resolution.
ReplyDeleteThe other Wes Moore’s story is a tragedy. When Wes realized that he needed to get out of the drug game, his mindset was completely changed. Wes first shows interest in starting over to his friend Levi: “I’m done, man,” he said. “I want to get out. Do something different with my life. But I’m not sure what. I’m not going back to high school. I’m too old for that. But I’m tired of running these streets.” The other Wes, a prior drug dealer, shows that he really wants to turn his life around in that conversation with his friend, Levi. Readers start to get the feeling that he wants a better life for himself and his four children. When he then gets involved in the armed robbery soon after, it feels like a let down. Wes was on his way to becoming a new person when he made the decision to go backwards instead. This is truly tragic for him and for his family, to think that he was so close to being different from the others, but yet so far. He was so close to being like the author, Wes Moore, but in the end, he chose a major wrong decision which ended up ruining his life.
ReplyDeleteAuthor Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore both had troublesome childhoods. Their future's on the other hand, were completely different. When both Wes' were growing up they had kind of the same life but in the middle of their teen years they started to differ. Author Wes was sent to military school while the Other Wes was still in the streets of Maryland. One tragedy is that if Author Wes wasn't sent to military school he would've ended up like the Other Wes. The other tragedy is that the Other Wes was accepted into Job Corp so he could get his GED but could only get minimum wage jobs so he went back into the drug game, threw his life away and went on to rob a jewelry store and kill a police officer which landed him with a life sentence and no chance of parole.
ReplyDeleteThe story of Wes Moore was definitely a tragedy. This is the case because of the fact that the Other Wes was so close to change. When Wes obtained his GED, after a month of work, he realized his life could change: "His quick success had Wes thinking differently about his life" (Moore). Cheryl started implying to Wes that they needed more money, and Wes was not making enough. It got to him so much that he went back to his old ways. This was tragic because of how much he was changing. He ended up robbing a jewelry store and one of the robbers even shot someone. At this point the Other Wes was on the run and he has officially gone back to his old ways with Tony. The Other Wes was later caught by police and arrested. This makes this story tragic because of how close the Other Wes was to change.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore is a tragedy because one of the main characters had a flaw that led to his downfall. The Other Wes had begun to get away from drugs and finally managed to get his Graduation Equivalency Diploma. Unfortunately, as soon as he got out of the Job Corp, things changed. The Other Wes Moore’s downfall was brought upon him when he needed to provide for his children. While Wes was visiting his hometown he started to feel the stress: “The pressure was breaking Wes down. Alicia complained that he was not giving her enough money to take care of the kids they shared” (Moore 145). Wes’ past actions had begun to affect what he needed to do in the present. He made the mistake of having kids without being prepared and later in life he now needs to pay to support them. He turned to his only way of acquiring the funds he needed to provide for his children. Wes, and his brother Tony, robbed a jewelry store in hopes of earning enough money to put towards his two children. All of Wes’ progress towards bettering himself disappeared because his past actions resulted in him needing something he couldn’t get through normal means.
ReplyDeleteThe Author Wes got the life his mother wished he could get. He graduated high school, went to college, got to travel the world, and became an author. For the Other Wes, the story was completely different. Wes’ life became a tragedy because of his choices. Although Wes grew up less privileged than Author Wes, he had a chance to turn his life around. After Wes saw what was happening to his girlfriend he wanted a change: “ He saw this everyday. The people who would line up around the corner for drugs. The people who would do anything to score. He knew these people because he was the one who got them what they needed. It was his job. And it pained him to realize that the mother of his children was just like them”( Moore 138). Wes knew what the drug business was doing to his family and the neighborhood around him. But even after all the hard work he put into changing his life, he gave up hope. The tragedy that had happened to Wes’ life could have been saved, but the desire for money was too strong for him to let go. Being too selfish and too money prived, Wes robbed a bank that ended him with a life sentence in prison with no chance of redemption.
ReplyDeleteAuthor Wes Moore and The Other Wes Moore both grew up in similar circumstances, but The Other Wes Moore’s story is a tragedy. The Other Wes Moore had a tragic flaw of wanting to be like his older brother, Tony, which greatly affected him. As The Author Wes Moore states his book, The Other Wes Moore, “Tony was the closest thing Wes had to a role model. But the more he tried to be like his brother, the more his brother rejected him”(Moore). Tony was a drug dealer and The Other Wes saw him as a role model. The Other Wes Moore grows up to be like his brother, and this flaw makes his story a tragedy. The Author Wes Moore says how they could have easily had the same fate, but Author Wes Moore didn’t have a bad influence. If Author Wes Moore were to have a bad influence, his fate could have been like The Other Wes Moore’s fate.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore’s life has perfect examples of tragedy. The other Wes Moore had his opportunity but fell short of being successful. Other Wes just received his GED and looked like he changed his lifestyle to support his family; however, his job wasn't making enough money to keep his family afloat. Instead of getting a second job or trying to get overtime work he went back to his old ways: “Wes held the plastic bag with both hands and poured nine ounces of cocaine”(Moore). Other Wes was so committed to getting his life back on track and he had done everything he could. It is clearly a tragedy that somebody's life can just fall apart that fast when he sets himself up for success. It even went so far downhill that he was involved in the robbery of a jewelry store which ended in the murder of a police officer. He would then go onto getting a life sentence without parole as punishment. That shows how somebody's life can change with wrong choices.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore had to spend the rest of his life in prison when he could have been doing great things like the Author Wes Moore. Even though Other Wes did bad things and made bad decisions, his story still wasn’t a tragedy. Other Wes bounced back from his wrongdoings and found a way to have a positive impact on others while in prison. Even though Other Wes had no chance of getting out of prison, he wanted to have a positive impact on those who still had a chance to get out of prison. While in prison, Other Wes found religion and became a leader while also working as a carpenter. When Other Wes was sentenced to life in prison, he didn’t give up, instead, he turned his life around by doing good things in prison. Other Wes turned his life around in prison and prevented his story from becoming a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteWes Moore is a name shared by two people. They grew up and experienced many of the same hardships in life; however, author Wes turned his life around, while the other Wes continued down a dark path, which included drugs and run-ins with the police. The other Wes’ story is a tragedy because he was so close to escaping the tangled ropes of drugs, yet ultimately, he fell short. Author Wes turned his life around by going, unwillingly at first, to military school. Although he did not like it, he knew that staying in the school was going to be the best for him. He really turned around and made his mark. Conversely, the other Wes, knowing he was headed down a dangerous path and had to support his four growing children, he decided to get a job at Job Corps. Despite less income, he wanted to get out of the drug business. He expressed his eagerness to get on the right track to his friend Levy: “‘I’m done, man,’ he said. ‘I want to get out. Do something different with my life’” (Moore). He worked at Job Corps until the lack of money caught up with him. He and his brother were sentenced to life in prison after an armed robbery at a jewelry shop, which left a former policeman dead. Although the other Wes denies being there that day, he needed the money and was at the crime scene with three others. He was so close to escaping the dark twisted paths similar to that of his childhood, but in the end, he failed to do so. One small change in each of the Wes’ stories and the outcome could have been totally different.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore and Wes Moore both had many hardships and tragedies. While they both had a hard childhood, their futures were very different. The Other Wes Moore’s tragedy begins with when his mother wasn’t able to get the grant to attend school. Mary was trying to make a better life for her and her family, but she struggled to do so. This was the beginning of her family’s demise. After not being able to afford school, Mary moved around a lot and Wes changed schools often. He found himself beginning to get into the drug game as he grew up. It was especially tragic when Wes was older and had four children to take care of. Wes really felt as though his life was going down the drain; he got an opportunity to change that. He went and learned the trade of carpentry, but soon realized that wouldn't be enough to support his family. Wes fell back into the drug game. He also was involved in an armed robbery with his brother Tony. Wes ended up in jail, but this isn't a complete tragedy because he found faith and turned his life around in prison.
ReplyDeleteThe author Wes Moore and the Other Wes Moore both started from the same position in the same circumstances. The author Wes attended military school, an opportunity that was not available to the Other Wes. Without his family's sacrifice, the author Wes could've ended up as the Other Wes did; the discipline and structure that military school gave him was the main cause to help him overcome his past and make better choices. The author Wes was able to continue in the military and put his trust in God that his future would work out. The Other Wes was trying to better himself and get a job. He even left behind his children and family to pursue his career. The Other Wes Moore's story is a tragedy. He tried to become a better man for his daughter, but the pressure of supporting them financially resulted in him spending the rest of his life behind bars. His tragic flaw was not owning his mistakes. He never confessed to his faults and crimes, which caused him to repeat his prior mistakes, ultimately causing his downfall. They both started in the same position, however, an opportunity was present to one but not the other.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore and the author Wes Moore both had very similar circumstances. They both got a 2nd opportunity, and the Other Wes messed his opportunity up. Because he realized, by the time he got out of the job corps, he wasn't making enough money his opportunity was shot. This makes the Other Wes's story a true tragedy because he got his life together but was making too little to support his family. However, the author Wes took his opportunity and ran with it. The author Wes truly found a future in the military and that's what set him straight. Although both Weses had similar circumstances one turned out to be a tragedy and one turned out to be hopeful.
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ReplyDeleteBoth Weses grew up in unfavorable conditions; although one grew up to be a renowned Author, the other was charged with life in prison without parole. As the other Wes grew up, he was surrounded by bad influences everywhere. His brother, Tony, was a drug dealer on the streets. The other Wes’ mother was a single parent raising two boys within the streets of Baltimore. Wes slowly got himself into the drug game in the streets. Although, when Wes got older he wanted to make a change in his life. He decided to go to the Job Corp and get his GED. This brought Wes hard jobs with hardly any pay, and Wes had 4 kids to raise. In the end, after making hardly any money, Wes turned back to selling drugs: “...Wes held the plastic bag with both hands and poured in nine ounces of cocaine” (Moore 145). The other Wes’ story was a tragedy due to the life conditions he grew up in, however the streets the other Wes lived in set him up for failure. Now, after robbing a bank, he will live out his life within prison.
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ReplyDeleteThe author Wes and the other Wes both experienced complicated childhoods. While the author Wes was able to turn his life around, the other Wes’ story became a tragedy. The other Wes Moore realized he needed to make a change in his life and decided to join the Job Corps. He knew it wasn’t going to be an easy process, but “[h]e stayed at the Job Corps Center so he could provide a better life for his kids” (Moore 144). He graduated from the Job Corps and started to think he really had changed. He began working different jobs, but quickly discovered he wasn’t making enough money. After a long shift, he went back to check on the streets. This night led him right back to his old ways. A few years later, the other Wes was involved in a jewelry store robbery that ended in an officer's death. Due to his involvement with the crime, the other Wes was sentenced to life without parole. He truly tried to turn his life around. His story became a tragedy because a couple of bad choices pulled his focus away from staying a good person.
ReplyDeleteThe tagline, “The Chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.”, means that the roles of the main characters in the book could have been reversed. The book describes two men, that share the same name and face similar childhood experiences, who end up taking strikingly different paths in life. As these two individuals grow into young adults, one matures and learns from his mistakes; however, the other does not and continues to make poor decisions. The author, Wes Moore, basically had the same childhood situation as the Other Wes Moore, but the author had a much more structured life. He had a structured family unit, and he had people who were strong role models for him. The author describes how his family made a lot of sacrifices so that his mother could send him to military school to get his life on track. Wes Moore states, “The price tag for Valley Forge was even steeper than that for Riverdale. My mother had written to family and friends, asking them to help her however they could,”(Moore). The support of his family and the structure of the military school helped put him on the path to be successful. The Other Wes Moore did not have a structured life, and he was never punished for his reckless behavior which led him down the wrong path in life. The Other Wes Moore’s mother, Mary, doesn’t try to help correct her son’s bad choices. The author Wes Moore states, “She was furious at Wes for what he’d done and knew that this probably would not be the end of it,”(Moore). Even though the Other Wes Moore’s mother knew he was heading down a troubling path, she didn’t provide him with guidance to correct his actions. I see the Other Wes Moore’s story as a tragedy because time after time he could have corrected his bad choices, but he did not. The author Wes Moore, who had a more structured life, became a successful individual; therefore, avoiding the Other Wes Moore’s story becoming his own. The Other Wes Moore through his lack of a structured life and poor decision making caused him to fail to reach his potential in life which makes his story a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteBoth the author Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore grew up experiencing tragedies; however, their lives led down very different paths. Both Wes’, having grown up without a father figure, started their lives out in not so great circumstances. Neither put effort into school and made poor choices outside of school. As the author got older and went to military school, he was able to become a better person despite his past; on the other hand, the other Wes’ life went in the opposite direction. Because the author Wes had the opportunity to attend military school, he was able to turn his life around after a rough childhood. The other Wes ran into bad situations, such as drug dealing, which was the first step to ruining his life. As they got older, the author Wes had many successes; meanwhile, the other Wes faced more run-ins with the police. Eventually, the other Wes decided to get out of the drug business to fix his life and provide a better life for his kids. His biggest tragedy, falling back into the drug business, was the end of any chance the other Wes had of fixing his life. Although he truly wanted a new job, he could not adjust to the unfavorable circumstance of making less money than before working as a carpenter. After he fell back into drugs, he went to jail for good and the author Wes continued to succeed. If the author Wes never stayed at military school or the other Wes stuck to his new job, who knows where they may have ended up. The author knew the roles could have been reversed, with even the slightest change in life choices, and they may be sitting in very different places today had they faced no tragedies at all.
ReplyDeleteThe story of Other Wes was a tragedy. Author Wes and Other Wes had very troubled childhoods. They both struggled with the loss of their fathers and the issues on the streets. Author Wes managed to become very successful, while Other Wes became involved in the drug game. He asked his friend Levy about getting out of the drug game when he realized that he wanted to go a better route. Levy informed him about a program called Job Corps and Wes was ready to get his life back on track: “Yeah, man, I am ready to try something. Anything.” (Moore). Other Wes shows how much he wants to become better for himself and for his family. Wes eventually graduated from Job Corps, but soon after got frustrated with his inconsistent jobs that paid very little. Wes was unable to cope with his difficult situation and went back to his old ways, which turned his life to a tragedy. It was truly sad because just as things were starting to look good for Wes, he got into trouble costing him his life in jail.
ReplyDeleteThe author uses the tagline, "The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his." to show that one’s fate is determined by the actions or choices one makes. The other Wes Moore could have had a less devastating fate if he had chosen similar choices as author Wes. For example the other Wes started making wrong decisions at a very young age, one of these is, “Woody carefully approached Wes and said, “Don’t do it, man. Dude is not worth this,” but Wes moved toward the back door, which led to the alley that connected the homes on each block. The alleys were narrow, barely wide enough for a car to pass through” (Moore). The other Wes Moore was making poor decisions at a very young age which sets the tone for his future decisions. If he didn’t start making horrible decisions he would have had the same or better life that the author Wes had. Unlike the author Wes the other Wes didn’t have parental guidance or set boundaries like the author Wes had. So, because the other Wes Moore didn’t have a mother nor father figure in his life he wasn’t taught to make good choices, unlike the author Wes had because his father left and his mother was young. It is the same with the author if he had made a bad decision or multiple choices he could have ended up with the same fate or an even worse outcome.
ReplyDeleteThe author Wes Moore and the Other Wes Moore both have similar yet different qualities. The author Wes' family made many sacrifices so he can become successful. He traveled the world, went to military school, graduated college, and published a book. However, the Other Wes was not successful. Even though author Wes was doing better than Other Wes, he had the chance to change his life for the better. Other Wes was talking to his friend, Levy, about completely turning around his life: "'Yeah, man, I am ready to try something. Anything" (Moore 139). The Other Wes was willing to do whatever it takes to be able to have a life again. After attending Job Corps, he was running out of money. Wes realized that the only way he was receiving money was from selling drugs. He got into drugs again to earn money to provide for his family. The Other Wes got into a robbery at a bank, and it led to life in prison. He had the chance to turn his life around, but his old habits led him in the wrong direction. The Other Wes ending up in jail is a tragedy because he had the chance to go down the right path.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes did indeed have a tragic story. At a young age Wes started off his life by dropping out of school and taking part in the drug industry. After a short time period his mother knew he was too far gone to go back to a normal life. Wes tried to build up his life again and saw that he could when obtaining his GED. Wes realized that “his success had [him] thinking differently about his life” (Moore). Wes saw the opportunity to set his life straight and earn money by working for it; however, Wes wasn’t able to get a high paying job because of his criminal charges. Wes pursued many jobs, but he could only obtain a maximum wage of nine dollars per hour. He wasn’t getting enough money from his jobs to support his family, so he returned to his old habits. When the lack of money caught up to Wes, he committed a crime that left one police officer dead. He and his brother were sentenced to life in prison after being identified at the crime scene. Although Wes had almost outran his dark and regretful past, he needed the money to support his family. Wes could’ve escaped his childhood, but in the end it wasn’t meant to be. The decision Wes made lead him down a difficult path, but if he had changed his story slightly the outcome could have been drastically different.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore’s story is a tragedy compared to the story of the author, Wes Moore. They both experienced things that average people don’t experience. They both had to deal with the tragedy of an absence of a father. Wes, the author, had a big misfortune in his life when his dad passed away; however, he decided to grow from it in the best way possible. On the other hand, Other Wes tried to be good, but it didn’t work out the way he wanted. His dad left him and his family when they were young so he didn't know what it was like to have a dad and his only mentor was Tony who pushed him away when Other Wes tried to be like him. The Other Wes was “ready to try something. Anything” (Moore). He wanted to do better for himself and his family. When going to job corps, he changed his ways and tried to be a good person; however, he realized that he wasn't going to be making enough money to live off for him and his children and therefore continued down a bad path and started to deal drugs again. This led to him robbing a bank with Tony and 2 others resulting in a cop shot dead. The Other Wes was very close to becoming like the author, Wes Moore, but in the end failed and now is in prison. Although Other Wes is in prison, he has learned and took responsibility for his mistakes during his adolescent years. He is still to this day striving to become a better man.
ReplyDeleteWes Moore is a name shared by two men who shared a very similar childhood. The author, Wes Moore, went through a lot of tragedy; however, he turned his life around. The Other Wes Moore went through tragedy, but he never got his life on the right path. Wes Moore, at first unwillingly, attended military school. The Other Wes Moore never had this opportunity, but if Other Wes Moore had this opportunity his life could have turned out very differently. The Other Wes Moore had a lot of tragedy by getting in and out of trouble by the police. The Other Wes Moore was sentenced to life in prison when his action took the life of a former police officer. Wes Moore’s life could have turned out very similar; however, military school saved him. It was a tragedy that Wes Moore had an opportunity to turn his life around; meanwhile, Other Wes Moore was living the same life not changing it for the better.
ReplyDeleteIn The Other Wes Moore, the tragedy developed throughout the story is both Wes’ lives starting out the same, but ending completely different. The other Wes ended up in jail for the rest of his life, while Wes, author of this book, ended up successful. The events that occurred in this book could’ve happened to either one of them, and who they did happen to was determined by weaknesses and flaws that Wes possessed. The downfall of the other Wes Moore’s life happened for reasons that could’ve been avoided. One reason in particular, as to why the other Wes ended up in jail, was because of his loss of faith. The other Wes had an excuse as to why things in his life would go wrong, and that excuse was God's lack of strength toward him. As the other Wes gets a devil tattooed on his arm he says, “Fuck God, if he did exist, He sure doesn’t spend anytime in West Baltimore”(Moore 140). This was almost Wes’s way of saying God has never been there for not only him, but his home, West Baltimore. Wes questioned where God was when he needed him most. This implies that the other Wes had simply given up on trying to have a relationship with God and the absence of this relationship has caused Wes to take many wrong turns. As contributing to the tragedy, one of the other Wes’s weaknesses was giving up when things get hard. Have he had a relationship with God, he may not have made some of the choices that led him to life in prison.
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DeleteBoth the author of the book and the other Wes came from very similar backgrounds but the other Wes has suffered many tragic events. Author Wes has become a very successful author and went to military school, while the other Wes has to suffer life in prison. Since all other actions failed, the other Wes had to resort to selling drugs. He went to drugs after he didn't have enough money to provide for his family. After the other Wes got back from job training he was making very little money. Once he realized he had to provide for his children he turned to the drug trade in order to bring in more money. This quote is found in the book The Other Wes Moore written by Wes Moore: “Wes held the plastic bag with both hands and poured nine ounces of cocaine”(Moore). This is a prime example of some of the tragic events that the other Wes suffered. The other Wes was so caught up in trying to get money for his kids that he didn't care how he got his money legal or not. He ended up getting life in prison with no chance of parole because he and his brother went to rob a jewelry store which ended up in taking the life of an off duty officer. Even though noth Wes’ grew up in a similar environment one simple tragedy changed the life of the other Wes while author Wes stayed good.
ReplyDeleteThe author Wes Moore and the Other Wes Moore both lived tragic lives, and faced many hardships. Although they both lived similar lives, the author Wes Moore was able to turn his life around; the Other Wes Moore stayed on that rocky path and refused to make better choices. The Other Wes Moore grew up without a stable father figure, so he looked up to his older brother Tony, who was a drug dealer. At a young age Moore realized he could received a reasonable amount of money, so he decides to work the drug game; Moore was much more interested in making money than getting an education. He tried, but was unable to change his ways once he needed to provide for his family because he "barely enough money to feed and clothe them" as a landscaper (Moore). The author Wes Moore was willing to change earlier on in his life, and had his families support to help him through hard times, which the Other Wes Moore did not have. More opportunities opened up for the Author Wes Moore, while the Other Wes Moore struggled all throughout his life.
ReplyDeleteThough born in similar circumstances, the Author Wes Moore and the Other Wes Moore dealt with different situations that ultimately shaped themselves as people and their lives. The Author Wes Moore, in the tagline of The Other Wes Moore, acknowledges that he could have ended up in the same position as the Other Wes Moore if he had made a few different decisions. He also acknowledges that the same could be said about the Other Wes Moore. The Other Wes Moore’s story is certainly a tragedy because of the numerous occasions where his actions, if different, would have made a huge impact on his path in life. One of these very occasions was when the Other Wes aided a drug deal in his younger years for the prospect of gaining money; “After hearing the details, I was sold… Simply wear a headset, hang out with new friends, notify people when you see police coming, and get paid at the end of the day… I’m not actually selling drugs” (Moore 58). The Other Wes Moore, having knowledge of his potential role in this proposed system, agreed to this proposal and eventually ended up entering the drug dealing game when he was in his teens. If he hadn’t taken on this role and stayed away from drugs, he may not have had such a long history in the drug dealing game. With small changes in his decisions throughout his adolescence, the Other Wes Moore might have been able to support his future children and his mother, his life could have been entirely different and inherently better without his extensive criminal record.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Wes Moore’s story is a tragedy and the fact that he couldn't do anything made it worse. The Other Wes Moore’s was a victim of institutionalized poverty. He is trapped in a vicious cycle of drug dealing and violence. The Other Wes Moore believed like many others that the only way out of poverty was drug dealing, but that just left Wes worse off than he was before. The author perfectly described Other Wes Moore’s tragedy by saying, “He saw this everyday. The people who would line up around the corner for drugs. The people who would do anything to score. He knew these people because he was the one who got them what they needed. It was his job. And it pained him to realize that the mother of his children was just like them.” (Moore 138). The Other Wes Moore is also contributing to the cycle of poverty but there is nothing he can do. If Wes doesn’t sell drugs he won’t be able to feed his family and they will go hungry. The Other Wes Moore’s story is truly a tragedy because no matter what he does he will be forced into a life of crime hurting him and his community.
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