Have you ever wondered why people in the same environment sometimes end up going down different paths? Author Wes Moore explores this topic in his book The Other Wes Moore One Name, Two Fates. In this case the Author ends up being a renowned scholar while the other Wes Moore ends up being a convicted felon. The opening setting of the book starts off with the author and Wes living in somewhat of the same environment, no father, living with just their mom, they both have siblings, both grew up in baltimore
The Admittance of Mistakes in The Scarlet Letter and The Other Wes Moore On May 17, 2017, a man named Arthur got into a fight with his boyfriend who later decided to press charges. If he pleaded guilty during the first trial, Arthur would get three years of probation with a criminal record, but he could keep his jobs. If he pleaded not guilty, he would receive 30 days in jail before the second trial, but he would likely lose his jobs (Ralphling 1). While this is a terrible situation for Arthur
of Literary Devices to Develop Theme 129,864,880 unique books have been published in the world to date. Hundreds of millions of characters, themes, plots, and settings. Each individual book has it’s own writing style, such as things like the author's’ use of literary devices to develop theme. In The Scarlet Letter and The Other Wes Moore, the authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Wes Moore, happen to both use identical literary devices to develop and support a common theme between the 2 out of 130 million
of classic literature, the theme is often misinterpreted. Poems, sonnets, and short stories frequently have misleading titles that put false ideas into the readers’ minds. Readers often begin reading a work with a biased opinion of the contents of the story. The superficial theme of a story is obvious, but the less obvious theme can have the most powerful message. In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “The Lesson,” the apparent theme is poverty and wealth, but the true theme is the misapprehension of
word of god (Zauzmer 1). The world is teeming with second chances and forgiveness, which is a recurring theme in the novel, The Other Wes Moore and the classic, The Scarlet Letter. The theme of second chances is supported throughout these narratives using the literary elements of imagery and stream of consciousness. The subject matter of second chances is detected in the novel The Other Wes Moore through the use of stream of consciousness and imagery. After
way you play your hand is free will." Norman Cousins. This quote was the basic underlying moral of the book The Other Wes Moore and the short story The Third and Final Continent. The poem if acts as a guideline for a person’s willpower. The poem If shows the reader the steps to follow to come out of a situation of doubt with sheer-will power. The Other Wes Moore conveys this same theme when the main character breaks out of poverty in a first desperate, but then determined childhood. The Third and
Hawthorne and The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore use similes and atmosphere to show that physical consequences result from unlawful actions. The Scarlet Letter
novels such as The Other Wes Moore and the Scarlet Letter. Authors Wes Moore and Nathaniel Hawthorne use syntax and diction within their novels to highlight their theme that each individual has control over the outcome of their personal situations. The Other Wes Moore uses both syntax and diction to emphasize the overall theme that each individual has control over how their situation can end up. After Author Wes and his friend, Dalio, are attacked by a group of men in a car, Wes decides not to retaliate
race was immense. Bamabara, through the use of narrative point of tone, symbols, setting and characterization, brings out and develops what I believe to be the two main themes of the story: materialism and social inequality. The narrator in "The Lesson" is a young girl named Sylvia who tells the story in first person. Through her we get a picture of the difficulties experienced from growing up in a poor
you towards a dark forest, the other towards a colorful city. Either way, the decision you make will be the one you live with the consequences of. Similar to this, several characters in the novels The Scarlet Letter and The Other Wes Moore have to live with the burden of their consequences for indefinitely. The theme that every decision taken leads one down an irreversible path highlights the usage of imagery and stream of consciousness in the author’s writing. The theme that every decision made leads