We really didn't get a chance to discuss the book very much at this meeting. There were a couple of members that did not have a chance to read it, and we were so excited to be learning a new crochet stitch, that we didn't devote much time to the book.
I think the general feeling was that although the two Wes Moores had the same last name, were from the same town, and were about the same age, they didn't have quite the same upbringing that the author tried to elaborate on in the book. They both were raised by single mothers, but the successful one had a supportive family and when he misbehaved, his mother sent him to military school. The unsuccessful Wes Moore did not have a good support system, had an older brother that sold drugs, and generally had a very rough life. He seemed to make all the wrong decisions. I think that was the general idea of the story - our lives are enhanced or broken by the decisions we make along the way. Any of us could make a few wrong decisions and our lives would go in a totally different direction. "There by the grace of God go I."
I think the general feeling was that although the two Wes Moores had the same last name, were from the same town, and were about the same age, they didn't have quite the same upbringing that the author tried to elaborate on in the book. They both were raised by single mothers, but the successful one had a supportive family and when he misbehaved, his mother sent him to military school. The unsuccessful Wes Moore did not have a good support system, had an older brother that sold drugs, and generally had a very rough life. He seemed to make all the wrong decisions. I think that was the general idea of the story - our lives are enhanced or broken by the decisions we make along the way. Any of us could make a few wrong decisions and our lives would go in a totally different direction. "There by the grace of God go I."
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