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Book Report On The Other Wes Moore

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Reading this book, The other Wes Moore, left me with some ideas that could of changed Wes’s life before his imprisonment. Some productive ideas I thought of for a difference that could've led Wes’s life in a different direction are, listening to Tony about staying out of the drug game and sticking with Levy, who introduced Wes to the Job Corps. These people I believe could have impacted his life significantly if there wasn't so much negativity in the community. Also, there are some ways to ensure a more productive life for the many young men who grow up on the streets, and those are, staying positive, think about your future and find people who make you want to do better in life. Tony, Wes’s older brother, told Wes to stay out of the drug game but he would …show more content…

Tony felt his brother's life could be saved, even if he felt his own had already, at age fourteen passed the point of no return.” (pg 27) Tony really could of saved Wes’s life by staying away from the drug game himself and being a better role model, but also Wes listening to his brothers advice. It wasn’t just Tony that influenced Wes’s life, it was all the negativity in the environment also. Maybe if they moved to another state things could be different for him and Tony. Living in a place with no violence or drugs; actually working and get good grades in school. On the other hand, Levy, a friend of Wes, made a difference in his life. Wes was tired of everything that was negative in his life, the drugs, arrestings, and seeing the mother of his children stuck on heroin, not only sicken him, made him leave and do something with his life. He turned to Levy, who left the drug game and joined the Job Corps. Even though going through with the job corps with low pay, it benefited Wes doing something with his life. He finished near the top of his class. “His quick success had Wes thinking differently about his life”.” He proudly displayed his new diploma at home,

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