Chapter 3 : Foreign Ground ~ 1987 : Theme Tracker
Quote 1:"Crack was different from the drugs that preceded it. It was crazily accessible and insanely potent and addictive."
Summary of Events Leading to Quote 1:In the above quote, the author Wes Moore shows the reader the way that drug have taken over the streets.
Analysis of Quote 1:This quote was used by the author to explain the theme of crime, this crime being drug addiction and selling. It shows that when the drug "crack" came on the streets it immediately took power over the people of the streets being it from the extremely poor and in poverty to the rich people living in luxury, until they became completely addicted.
Quote 2:"We laughed at the panhandler on the block, but he wasn’t just an object of ridicule, he was an unsettling omen."
Summary of Events Leading to Quote 2: In the above quote the author Wes Moore is with one of his friend and they watch as a homeless man attempts to help him to get money, which they suspect will be used for drugs.
Analysis of Quote 2: The quote above has a dual theme, that is drugs and poverty. This was done through the utilization of the homeless man to exemplify the way that through the use of drugs a person from any type of background once exposed to drugs, can become completely addicted. Which can lead to them doing and or giving up something as large as their home and family for the drug.
Quote 3:"Always keep your money in your front pocket, never in your back pocket. Know where the drug dealers and smokers are at all times. Know where the cops are at all times."
Summary of Events Leading to Quote 3: In the above quote the author Wes Moore is explaining the "do's and don'ts" of his walk home and how to avoid being robbed or pursued in any type of way.
Analysis of Quote 3: This quote exemplifies the theme of crime, that crime being robbery. The character Wes Moore feels that with the people in his neighborhood and the crime rate that is present in Brooklyn, he must follow this list in order to protect himself from any of the harm thats possible to come from walking home at night.
Quote 4:"Tony was now full-time in the streets, he was a veteran of the drug game at eighteen."
Summary of Events Leading to Quote 4: In the above quote the non-author Wes Moore is explaining to the reader, what happens in the daily life of his brother Tony.
Analysis of Quote 4:This quote shows a dual theme, that theme being crime and poverty. The author shows this theme through showing that with the growing poverty of the character Tony's surrounding he saw that the only way that he would be able to survive and prosper would be to sell drugs. Which thus prompted the young Wes to strive to be like him, "walk like he walks, and talk like he talks".
Quote 5:" ...he remembered this story. The headset now fit perfectly. There was definitely money to be made."
Summary of Events Leading to Quote 5: In the above quote the non-author Wes Moore, is showing the reader his thoughts about the future and how he will play a card in making money.
Analysis of Quote 5: This quote shows a dual theme of poverty and crime. This is done through showing that with the experiences that this Wes went through, with his family and surrounding, that he felt that with the given state of his well being, he felt that being like his brother was the only thing that he could do. With his extremely low grades and high temper he felt that he would never be able to amount to anything which then caused him to believe that he had to pursue this career in drugs.
Title Justification Essay #1
Fathers and Angels
In the chapters of 1-3 the readers are introduced to a complete set of characters all with different backgrounds and personality. From the college progress of both Wes Moore's to the drug dealing tendencies of the character Tony. Although above all would be the gruesome deaths, and movement of families from place to place. With the title of the this section being "Fathers and Angles", in a way it fits very well.
With the title of the chapter being "Father and Angels", this is appropriate given what occurs throughout the chapters. With the death of the author Wes Moore's father and the "revival" of the non-uthor Wes Moore's father, it is shown that with these two figures and their deaths they represent a way to protect their children. In a way it is shows that with the death of the author Wes's father he guides him to do better, and be a better person. Although in a way with the non-author Wes's father being alive, he is unable to react to the circumstances in a way that is healthy and mature. Through this, non-author Wes Moore was unable to resist the temptation of drugs and crime, while like the title says there is "one name and two fates".
In conclusion, the title of this section "Fathers and Angels" fits well with the given chapters. With the fact that the "dead" fathers, either do or don't act as guardians to their children. Which then effects the characters and their reactions to given circumstances. This why the author Wes has better reactions than the non-author Wes in their lives.
No comments:
Post a Comment