Matthias Gerardly Despeignes

The Other Wes Moore Essay

Ms. Began

TheOtherWesMoorewasamemoirthatwaswrittenbyWes
whichisaboutthedifficultiesofhischildhood.HehadsomedifficultiesI
school.Hewasinaneighborhoodwheretherearealotofcrimes.He
wasraisedinachildhoodwherehehasfamilieswhocaredabouthim.
ThemostimportantreasonWessucceededisbasicallyhisfamily.
OnewayWesmotherhelpedhimsucceedisthatshesenthimto
militaryschool.Inmilitaryschool,theytreatedhimbadbythewayhe
actthefirstdayhecametothemilitaryschool.Whenhedidntwantto
wakeup,theyfliphisbedover,andhefellonthehardfloor.In
militaryschool,theytaughthimhowtobealeader.Inmilitaryschool,
theydontletthestudentdowhatevertheywanttodo.Sergeantgave
himawrongmapthatleadshimtothemiddleoftheforest.Ithink
sergeantdidthatbecauseheknewthatwhenhecomesbacksomething
wouldchange.IthinkthatSergeantgavehimfiveminutesinthephone
becauseheknewthatifheletWestalktohismom,hismomwould
saysomethingthatwouldchangehisbehavior.
AnotherwaythatWesmotherhelpedhimtosucceedisthatshe
didntgiveuponhimandonlifewhenherhusbanddied.Shekepton
takingcareofWeslikeeveryparentsdoestotheirchildren.Shemakes
surethatWesislearningevenshethoughtthatWeshadlearning
disabilities.Shedidntgiveupworkingtopaybillsandtokeepfoodin
thehouseforherchildren.ShemakessurethatWesisnotinvolvedin
badstreetactivities.Thatbasicallyhoweveryparentshoulddofororto
theirkids.WesmotherdidnttolerateWesdoingbadthingsinoroutof
house.Eveninschool,shewantsWestodohisbest.
AthirdwaythatWesmotherhelpedhimtosucceedisthatWes
mothermakessurethattherearepeopleadultslookingafterhim.Wes
motherhadhermotherandherfathertolookafterWesforher.Wes
grandparentslookafterhimwhenhismotherisinwork.Wesmother
hadpeopleintheMilitarySchool(sergeant)lookingafterWesforher.
ShemovedtoBrookline,toWesgrandparents.WhenshemovedtoWes
grandparents,theykeepWesfromgoinginthestreets.Theydontlet
Wesdowhateverhewantstodointhehouse.Theysetanexample
withWesbytellingWeshowlifewasforthem,andtheyarenotbad
likethepeoplearenow.

Sobasically,themostreasonwhyWesMooresucceededis
becauseofhismotherandsupportsofhisfamilymembers.Alothis
familymemberslikegrandparentsandmothersupporthimtostayin
schoolbyhelpinghismotherpaytoputhiminmilitaryschoolsohe
canstayinschool.Hisgrandparentsdidntjimgooutinthestreets
becausetheyknewhowthestreetswere.Hisgrandparentslivedthere
sincetheywerekids.Theyknowhowlifeiswheretheylived.They
didntwantWestogointhestreetsbecausetheydidntwantWesto
bepartofbadstreetactivities.TheydidntwantWestoendupinJail
liketheotherWes.