Wes Moore Influence

Starting from their years of adolescence both Moore’s were exposed to physiological altering events. The main difference between the two was which events were inflicted upon them and how they handled witnessing or taking part in the given event. From observing both Moore’s it can been seen that the main contributor to the end result of their varying paths would be from their loved ones and where they lived at the time. Therefore, the most significant third party influences that resulted in both Wes Moores differing fates were primarily from familial influences and the environment in which they resided in. The other Wes Moore turned out to be the bad egg of the bunch, in a general sense. However, he was demoralized through a series of events that took place around him. For example, “Wes failed the sixth grade at “Chicken Pen” and had to repeat it.”(pg.43) The other Moore eventually stopped attending school altogether, resulting in his growing affiliation with less than desirable individuals. Later into his life he has an illegitimate child and an addict for a wife, with two new heavy weights

The school he was attending was a private school, therefore impacting his image in his neighborhood. “I was becoming too ‘rich’ for the kids from the neighborhood and too ‘poor’ for the kids at school. I had forgotten how to act naturally, thinking way too much in each situation and getting tangled in the contradictions between my two worlds.”(pg.53) With this contradiction eating away at Wes’ educational integrity, his grades and general attendance began to slip into a state of be unsatisfactory. Wes’ mother knew that her son was simply not motivated and was quickly turning down a path he wouldn’t be able to return from. Her decision to take action and send him to a military school would eventually prove to be