Essay of the White Man's Burden

Another quote from the book that proves that racism and prejudice “they said that that he had two good hands and he had made it, and he was moving fast.and they but seventeen bullet holes in him”pg 235 the quote shows that even police will let the emotions guiding their actions and not their

This is an example of the advice that Tony gives Wes and it is a prime example of how Tony impacts Wes’s behavior. In Wes’s life, Tony is the one responsible for providing him with training and showing Wes the ways of violence. In fact, Tony believes that “his mission as

In Wes Moore’s 2010 book “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” two men with the same name, born blocks apart who are raised in an identical poverty and drug plagued neighborhood are examined. What author Wes Moore discovers in his conversations with inmate Wes Moore, is that their lives were remarkably similar growing up. Given their current situations in life, their paths to get there take shape through a series of interchangeable decisions and life events. One Wes through mentorship in decision-making ends up a Rhodes Scholar and decorated war veteran, while the other Wes minus the mentoring ends up in prison serving a life sentence. The age-old cry, “It takes a village,” resonates in Moore’s examination of his mirrored upbringing.

"...but what thrilled you was just the thought of their humanity--like yours--the thought of your remote kinship with this wild and passionate uproar. Ugly." (p.64) This statement shows that he does not believe in treating people this way in their own land.

     Although the characters believed they lived a good life, in my own perspective I saw the exact opposite. The good life is demonstrated through success, success through a career, education, goals, and love. The gangs only had one another and without the support of that gang, these boys would not exist as individual human beings. The Jets did not want to have jobs, and they mocked the ex-gang member, Tony, for leaving the gang to make a future for himself. Life outside the gang was not an option for the Jets. None of the boys had any future plans or felt the need for anything else in their lives. Tony did not live the good life, but he did have dreams. He knew there was a better life for him out there, and parting from the gang allowed him to search for that life. He wanted to get away from the city, have a peaceful home, and a wonderful wife. His future was important to him; he wanted to be a successful man. Tony’s character contradicts the beliefs of the Jets, allowing viewers to see into the minds of the gang members and their beliefs about the good life.

Topic of Choice: Cite and Analyze three specific characters or events which lead Tony 's’ revelations that would later foster his religious ambivalence

Tony is told of this third choice many times. For example, Gabriel told his son that

The novel is written in 3rd person omniscient. This outside voice affects the plot by allowing readers to look into the mind of multiple characters, not just one. It allows readers to have an insight that the characters do

3). Tony has been in and out of jail since he was an adolescent. He hits, steals, and he destroys property and says he enjoys doing so "because people are stupid". He shows little remorse for his crimes, behaves impulsively, and lacks empathy for the rights and feelings of others.

white men were enemies and that he had to stick to his own blood. He was used to his

because through his first person narrative, the reader is drawn to his sensitive nature, his

Tony introduced to the audience where he grew up like a normal speech. He dressed well, and spoke confidently. After stating where he grew up, he immediately dove into his concept called the, “Man box” requirements to be a man that most fathers tell their boys. In less than a minute from when Tony began his speech he stated, “Growing up as a boy we was taught that men had to be tough, had to be strong, had to be courageous, dominating, no pain, no emotions with the exception of anger, and definitely no fear…” I am sure that every guy has had their father tell them this like this or along these lines. He also brought up personal stories about himself as a kid, pictures of his family, and also

He acknowledges that the resentments of the black and white communities “aren’t always expressed in polite company,” but these resentments are manifested within our society in destructive ways, like racism (Obama, par. 31). The audience feels that he is knowledgeable and credible on the immediate topics affecting our future and our daily lives.

From the very first dream in the novel, a stage is set for the ambivalent theme. Tony is witnessing a birth of a child who, barely out of the womb, is being fought over like the spoils of war. Would this child be "tied to the earth" as a Luna or "free upon it" as a Marez" (Anaya 6)? Only the strange woman who helped deliver the child "will know his destiny" (Anaya 6). This is Tony's central quandary, and the woman represents the feasibility of a middle road. At this point, however, Tony can only visualize two paths. As each successive dream is revealed, it becomes increasingly clear that Tony cannot simply fit into a specific niche. There seems to be a connection between his history and future, whereas he must either decide an 'old' way or create a new path that will unite his people.

, the characters in the story often show emotions whether it be externally or internally. The