The indivisble Sweetwine twins, Jude and Noah have been joint at the hip since the womb and have never disconnected. The twins grow up in the quaint town of Lost Cove with their parents Dianna and Benjamin. Their other, Dianna Sweetwine, a respected art professor and loving mother is a selfless, talented woman whom everyone adores. Benjamin Sweetwine is an intelligent scientist but, just an average father. Unlike Dianna he isn’t nearly as open-minded or enthralling however, the two ended up spending a mediocre marriage together. Something not so boring that the Sweetwine couple share are their incredible kids. At thirteen Jude is a typical teenage girl; she spends her days with friends, wears bright makeup and always had boys on her mind. Unlike
In the small troublesome city of Baltimore, there grew a set of twins. As a matter a fact, these were twins not by birth, but by heart. There paths intersected when Wes Moore had just finished his bachelors at Johns Hopkins and was headed to Oxford University, when he received a phone call. It was his mother, Joy Moore, as he answered his mother told him that in their neighborhood were many wanted posters of a man named Wes Moore. The poster read, do not approach he is dangerous, contact police. His mother’s anxiety abated when she found out that her son had no connection to the crime. He later went on to write a letter to the other Wes Moore about his past. He started to learn that both had grown up fatherless, they had altercations with the
Life for the siblings was very difficult. Their parents’ selfish ways and inability to value their children’s needs caused the home life to be miserable. Walls viewed her parents as irresponsible because neither was able to retain a job. The family thrives off their Dad’s sense of adventure and love. As Walls explains, these pivotal moments, eventually shaped the siblings and led to their successful careers in New York City.
The scholarly Wes Moore had his father die, and the other Wes Moore’s father was never part of his life. Their mothers wanted the best for both their sons and tried their hardest to keep them out of trouble. The scholarly Wes Moore had one older and one younger sister for siblings. The other Wes Moore had one older brother, who was 6 years older. The scholarly Wes Moore’s mother moved them to the Bronx to get them in what she thought was a safer environment.
Additionally, they both grew up fatherless, however, the circumstances were different. Furthermore, both of the boys had run ins with the law, and neither of them were interested in school. Although these two boys had several similarities, just a few minor differences influenced the people they are
Parenthood was a factor in the boy’s life, this ideas gives you an insight on what he wanted the reader to convey. here are two different emotions running through this story from both the boys. In the author Wes Moore the emotion you feel while reading it is hurt and compassion.
The story starts with the question of “what if?” That question starts the reader off in a state of mind to question the turning point for each person. There are many key ideas that led two children of similar background to completely different lives. The main cause for both Wes Moore’s would arguably be the families in which each character was surrounded by. And it is actually that idea that shows that they did not begin with the same background at all. Each boy had a family and heritage that they grew up with that influenced their train of thought and behaviors. Moore, the writer of the book seemed to be (later on) thankful to his parents for the comforts that they gave up that led him to his success today. The other Wes Moore was not as wealthy when it came to those terms.
People may think that how could this happen since they both were living the same circumstances. However, in the book Wes Moore, the boys do not have equal opportunities in terms of parenting,
The author of the book, Wes Moore, describes the different opportunities and life style he had with another person who shared the same name. The similarities that those boys had when they were younger were significant. Both boys grew up without a paternal figure and their mothers had to work extremely hard to take care of the rest of the family; they were constantly moving from city to city to ensure education and safety. Their mothers had to work excessive number of hours to cover the most basic needs. Living in poverty changed the future of the boys.
Cathy leaves the twins as soon as they are born, and they grow up not knowing about their mother. Aaron is known to be the good one and Cal as the evil one, causing Cal to feel unloved and feel jealous of Aaron. This jealously leads to a series of events that builds up the novel immensely. Caleb Trask’s most important traits include being afraid, raging and unhappy,
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make as ultimately our own responsibility” (Eleanor Roosevelt). Two boys with almost identical childhoods have made decisions in their lives that have changed them forever. Both named Wes Moore, the men lead polar opposite lives now because of the choices made as teens. While the mothers of the two, Joy and Mary, struggled to support their family and make the right decisions, the Wes Moores had extremely contrasting educations, and their family life and support was somewhat similar, but had many stark differences.
The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.
Jude is the female twin. During the ages of 13-14, as told from Noah’s view, she was outgoing, a daredevil, and one of those popular girls that had several friends and romantic
The story begins with young and pure love between Noah and Allie—Noah is a working class individual, while Allie is an upper class privileged girl. Their stories had many ups and downs from the moment it began. Both characters have different social status, as well as different families and therefore parenting styles. Allie’s parents follow more of an authoritarian parenting style. Which means that they are the sole ones who make decisions regarding anything that has to do with her. She does not have a voice when it comes to deciding what she would like to do. Her parents knew Noah was a good boy but he was not for her since he was not high on the economic ladder. On the other hand Noah’s parents were more authoritative, they made him have a word in regards to his life. They respected his decisions and supported him as well as everyone who was in close circle with him. Allie also has social pressures on her placed by her friends. Social pressures are pressures brought on by society, they are so strong that they cause you to take measures that might not be what you would like. In Allie’s case it would be getting forced into leaving Noah, knowing he was her one and only consummate love. Consummate love is the love we all search for in life. It contains intimacy, passion and commitment. After Allie took this big decision of leaving Noah, both of their lives changed
The film portrays the life of two young best
Instead these two poor girls are from a mother, who is a washerwoman, and they do not know who and where their father is but rumor is that the father is in jail. So ideally the mothers of the children of middle minds with adult matters, children start thinking like adults.