Theme Statement:
Choices from the past will come back and help or harm you.
Literary Device: Diction
“While at the Job Corps
Center, Wes had problems floating off the soft country air of Laurel. A year after graduating, he
realized they had not disappeared – they’d simply returned to Baltimore, waiting for him to come
back. In his absence, they’d compounded. Tears welled in Wes’s eyes but never fell. He’d realized
long ago that crying does no good.”
Analysis:
When the other Wes Moore tries to get his life on the right path, he is bombarded with problems he made in the past. Being involved with drugs and having many babies our of wedlock in his past stopped him from being able to move on with his future in the right path. In this quote, the phrase "problems floating off the soft country air of Laurel" shows that the choices from Wes's past were still there to haunt him. This theme is also seen in the beginning of the chapter. When the author Wes was able to become the regimental commander for the 70th Corps of Cadets because of his good choices at Valley Forge with his education.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Chapter 6
Theme Statement:
When we are given second chances, our choices are very impactful to our life.
Literary Device: Diction
“Getting arrested was starting to feel routine. Wes wasn't shocked or afraid anymore..." p.114
Analysis:
After serving 6 months in jail for the shooting incident with Ray, the other Wes Moore was given a second chance to make better choices that could postitively impact his life. His aunt Nicey gave him a place to live and encouraged him to stay in school and/or find a job. Unfortunately, Wes used this oppurtunity to go back into the drug circle and eventually found himself being arrested again. In this quote, the phrases "routine" and "wasnt shocked or afraid" is used to show how Wes didnt use his second chance to change his bad past. On the other hand, when the author Wes Moore was given a second chance by attending Valley Forge, he changed his whole life arround for the better.
When we are given second chances, our choices are very impactful to our life.
Literary Device: Diction
“Getting arrested was starting to feel routine. Wes wasn't shocked or afraid anymore..." p.114
Analysis:
After serving 6 months in jail for the shooting incident with Ray, the other Wes Moore was given a second chance to make better choices that could postitively impact his life. His aunt Nicey gave him a place to live and encouraged him to stay in school and/or find a job. Unfortunately, Wes used this oppurtunity to go back into the drug circle and eventually found himself being arrested again. In this quote, the phrases "routine" and "wasnt shocked or afraid" is used to show how Wes didnt use his second chance to change his bad past. On the other hand, when the author Wes Moore was given a second chance by attending Valley Forge, he changed his whole life arround for the better.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Chapter 5
Theme Statement:
Teenagers will realize their bad choices through harsh awakenings.
Literary Device: Diction
"I was defeated. I had never wanted anything more in my life than to leave that school, and I was slowly coming to the realization that it was not going to happen" p.93
Analysis:
When the author Wes Moore's mother notices Wes was being academic and disciplinary probation because of his bad grades, behavior, and absences from school, she send Wes to Valley Forge. Wes hates Valley Forge's strict ways and tries to escape many times. In this quote, Wes shows his regret for his previous bad choices by using the words "defeated" and "realization". Also the other Wes Moore gets his harsh awakening when the police show up to his house after the gun shootings he was involved in. When he hides the gun and changes into knew clothes, this shows the reader how he had quickly realized what he had done and regrets it.
Teenagers will realize their bad choices through harsh awakenings.
Literary Device: Diction
"I was defeated. I had never wanted anything more in my life than to leave that school, and I was slowly coming to the realization that it was not going to happen" p.93
Analysis:
When the author Wes Moore's mother notices Wes was being academic and disciplinary probation because of his bad grades, behavior, and absences from school, she send Wes to Valley Forge. Wes hates Valley Forge's strict ways and tries to escape many times. In this quote, Wes shows his regret for his previous bad choices by using the words "defeated" and "realization". Also the other Wes Moore gets his harsh awakening when the police show up to his house after the gun shootings he was involved in. When he hides the gun and changes into knew clothes, this shows the reader how he had quickly realized what he had done and regrets it.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Chapter 4
Theme Statement:
Punishments for young peoples crimes can impact their entire life.
Literary Device: Diction
"Loneliness enveloped me. I felt my fate suddenly twinned with that of Shea, an aspiring drug dealer who I knew didn't really give a damn about me." p.82
Analysis:
When the author, Wes Moore, was caught doing graffiti by the police,he started to question everything about his future and even promised to change his future.In this quote, the author uses the words like "fate" to show that the authors future was effected by his punishment. This theme is seen throughout the chapter. When, the other Wes Moore's mother found Wes's stash of drugs, she threw it all down the toilet. Knowing that he would have to pay all the money back and he could no longer keep his drugs in his mothers house, Wes become very anxious about what he was going to do next and his future.When teenagers are held accountable for their actions, and are given a punishment, their whole lives can be impacted and changed.
Punishments for young peoples crimes can impact their entire life.
Literary Device: Diction
"Loneliness enveloped me. I felt my fate suddenly twinned with that of Shea, an aspiring drug dealer who I knew didn't really give a damn about me." p.82
Analysis:
When the author, Wes Moore, was caught doing graffiti by the police,he started to question everything about his future and even promised to change his future.In this quote, the author uses the words like "fate" to show that the authors future was effected by his punishment. This theme is seen throughout the chapter. When, the other Wes Moore's mother found Wes's stash of drugs, she threw it all down the toilet. Knowing that he would have to pay all the money back and he could no longer keep his drugs in his mothers house, Wes become very anxious about what he was going to do next and his future.When teenagers are held accountable for their actions, and are given a punishment, their whole lives can be impacted and changed.
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