The themes of this book include the factors that help or hinder African American boys' upbringings. The author discusses the factors in his upbringing, including the role of his mother and grandparents and the schools he attended, in helping him prosper, while he examines the alternate path that the other Wes Moore took, towards teenage parenthood and eventual incarceration.
Racismis certainly a theme in the book. The author looks at the ways in...
The themes of this book include the factors that help or hinder African American boys' upbringings. The author discusses the factors in his upbringing, including the role of his mother and grandparents and the schools he attended, in helping him prosper, while he examines the alternate path that the other Wes Moore took, towards teenage parenthood and eventual incarceration.
Racism is certainly a theme in the book. The author looks at the ways in which the police patrol African American neighborhoods with a sense of antagonism and the effects of racism in his schooling at an elite private school, where he did not feel a sense of belonging but only alienation.
Another theme is absent fathers. The author's father died when the author was very young, and he was raised by his mother and grandparents. His uncle and grandfather were critical male role models for him that helped him in his sometimes difficult path to adulthood. The father of the other Wes Moore had little to do with his son, and Wes was largely raised by his older brother, Tony. The other Wes Moore became a father at a very young age, perhaps in part because he didn't realize what the role of a father was.
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