Full Title: The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates
Author: Wes Moore
Type of Work: Nonfiction Memoir
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Time and place written: 2010, United States
Date of First Publication: 2010
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Narrator: The narrator is Wes Moore
Point of View: Wes Moore writes this memoir in first person, but when speaking about the other Wes Moore, he writes in third person.
Tone: The tone, on occasion, is desperate, and it’s also it has a sense of pride that goes along in the book.
Tense: Past tense
Setting (time): 1982-2000
Setting (place): It mainly takes place in Baltimore, and Valley Forge.
Protagonist: Wes Moore (author) and the other Wes Moore
Major Conflict: For Wes Moore (author), he needs to go through military school while trying to get accustom to his new environment to accomplish his great goals.
For the other Wes Moore, he needs to give financial support to his children’s mothers while fighting to get out of a life of crime and drugs.
Rising Action: For Wes Moore (author), is when he gets sent to military school (Valley Forge) where he attempts to escapes several times.
For the other Wes Moore, it’s when he moves from city life to more of a suburban life where he finds jobs dealing with drugs.
Climax: For Wes Moore (author), it’s when he changes his mind set and tries to enjoy and learn from military school instead of having an attitude as if it were a burden. As for the other Wes Moore, it’s when he gets into the crime of the murder of Sergeant Bruce Prothero.
Falling Action: For Wes Moore (author), it’s when he gets the Rhodes Scholarship and goes to South Africa for six months.
As for the other Wes Moore, it’s when Tony and him get caught and arrested in Philadelphia.
Theme: Everyone starts out small, but depending on the paths one takes, one could either rise or fall.
Motifs: Drugs; enemies; difference between good and bad; and pride.
Symbols: Drugs; the military; and sneakers.
Foreshadowing: The author uses foreshadowing when something dreadful is about to happen or [like when the other Wes Moore was going to be sentenced] when a judging is going to happen.
Author: Wes Moore
Type of Work: Nonfiction Memoir
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Time and place written: 2010, United States
Date of First Publication: 2010
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Narrator: The narrator is Wes Moore
Point of View: Wes Moore writes this memoir in first person, but when speaking about the other Wes Moore, he writes in third person.
Tone: The tone, on occasion, is desperate, and it’s also it has a sense of pride that goes along in the book.
Tense: Past tense
Setting (time): 1982-2000
Setting (place): It mainly takes place in Baltimore, and Valley Forge.
Protagonist: Wes Moore (author) and the other Wes Moore
Major Conflict: For Wes Moore (author), he needs to go through military school while trying to get accustom to his new environment to accomplish his great goals.
For the other Wes Moore, he needs to give financial support to his children’s mothers while fighting to get out of a life of crime and drugs.
Rising Action: For Wes Moore (author), is when he gets sent to military school (Valley Forge) where he attempts to escapes several times.
For the other Wes Moore, it’s when he moves from city life to more of a suburban life where he finds jobs dealing with drugs.
Climax: For Wes Moore (author), it’s when he changes his mind set and tries to enjoy and learn from military school instead of having an attitude as if it were a burden. As for the other Wes Moore, it’s when he gets into the crime of the murder of Sergeant Bruce Prothero.
Falling Action: For Wes Moore (author), it’s when he gets the Rhodes Scholarship and goes to South Africa for six months.
As for the other Wes Moore, it’s when Tony and him get caught and arrested in Philadelphia.
Theme: Everyone starts out small, but depending on the paths one takes, one could either rise or fall.
Motifs: Drugs; enemies; difference between good and bad; and pride.
Symbols: Drugs; the military; and sneakers.
Foreshadowing: The author uses foreshadowing when something dreadful is about to happen or [like when the other Wes Moore was going to be sentenced] when a judging is going to happen.
- Made by Jesus Moreno