The Similarities Between The Other Wes Moore

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The Other Wes Moore is a story of resilience and defeat that follows the lives of two men from birth to adulthood. It provides context about both the families of Wes Moore and their individual experiences, going so far as to look at the story of Wes Moore’s mother and her struggle to gain an education. One of the blatant similarities between both Wes’ is the fact that neither of them grew up with their father active in their lives. In one case Wes’ father, “spent most of his time searching for himself at the bottoms of liquor bottles” and was never a real part of his son's life (Moore 23). Even though the book emphasizes the similarities between both Wes Moores, the story quickly diverges during their elementary school years. Although one

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