The story of two men growing up in the same neighborhood with similar backgrounds, the same name and eerily similar circumstances that leads to and ultimately each character ends up in very different places in life. Taking completely different paths to their future is the setting of this story "The Other Wes Moore". How a person is shaped and guided during their developmental years undoubtedly plays a huge role in the type of person they will become in life. The author Wes does a good job of giving you a chance to read this story and the circumstances surrounding the character, his mother Joy played such an important role in his success, while also comparing the role of Mary, the other's mother Wes. Both boys grew up with strong, hard-working black women in their lives, yet it still allowed for two completely different journeys. I think the lack of fathers and having not so good male role models was also a contributing factor. Soon after learning that he had won a Rhodes scholarship in late 2000, Wes Moore also learned of another Wes Moore, who would soon be sentenced to ...