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In the next three chapters in the book of The Other Wes Moore we dwell deeper into the two Wes’s lives and its developing timelines. In this peak of the book it is represented as the breaking point or self-realization on what their fates might evolve into. Their lives become more blurry than it is clear as their decisions to become self-dependent makes their decisions more lethargic rather than rational. A theme curated for these assigned chapters, resisting help and guidance is what blockades you from success, is what came into mind. The author Wes Moore in this stage of the book is begging to gamble between his studies and leisure time. Eventually his time overweighs his studies, with grades to further reflect his commitment and attendance in school. Wes is fully aware yet he believes his way of “getting by” is advantaging him. Although it may have seemed that way temporarily, eventually his actions caught up to him. In the beginning of chapter four, Wes and his mother are in transit. A popular hip-hop song tunes in and within and instant Wes recites the lyrics, engaging body language to emulate that he is in tune with the beat. Wes’s mother spectates and soon picks up on Wes’s strategy in his reflection of his school performance. Wes’s mother states, “Well, your grades are obviously aren't bad because you cant pick this stuff up or because you are stupid, you are just not working hard enough” (Moore 75-76). Wes’s mother is necessarily upset at the fact that Wes chooses to not take his education seriously, but she is mad that the sacrifices she is making to ensure her children receive pristine and exceptional education is being in vain right before her eyes. This would later lead into her decision to send Wes into military school/camp, another sacrifice made to ensure Wes’s success. For Wes his selfishness in the long run paralyzes him, by his mother in choosing his next decisions in his life. He didn't believe his mother would admit him to camp until he stood on the very soil of the grounds. He learned and reflected and acknowledged his mother in the end. In the beginning of Chapter five for the “other” Wes section, Wes starts to engrave that fact that he is about to be a father within the upcoming months. In Wes’s current situation the 
made him more confused than clear on where he now stands. He still acts his teenage days, in the drug game, and becoming more self-dependent, yet in this moment he is soon to become an initial idol for his future legacy. Would this consider Wes as a man? Would it classify him as an adult? The book reads, “The idea of becoming a father depressed Wes, but he wasn't sure why. He didn't have to worry about feeling alone or like a pariah.” (Moore 100). Without his father in the picture, replacing Tony as his father figure, it isn't the best for both worlds. In this scenario Wes is not in a firm stand-hold to begin with. Day by day he plays a risky game, in an unpredictable environment. Wes is unsure how he can be a father figure in that very moment. Following this statement the book reads, “He had no idea what his role would be in this new situation- he wasn't even sure he had a role” (Moore 101). Soon Wes begins to emulate his fathers tactics out of childhood experience of his absence. Wes proved and successfully executed his expectations of him becoming an absent father. All in all, taking both Wes's stories, their idea of waiting for help to come to them is the very thing that blacades them from seeing their potential and future. Seeking for help, aid, and guidance is what gets youfar, seeing a future that is far beyond their present eyes can visualize. In reality and in human nature we can take for gratitude the within reach opportunities that can guide us into living a sustainable lifestyle. It all comes down to where we stand matally in what we want and crave most from ourselves, and fortunaley or unfortunately our decisions mark our future.
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