The Other Wes Moore

Detailed Summary & Analysis

Introduction Part I Interlude Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part II Interlude Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Part III Interlude Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Epilogue Afterword A Call to Action

Themes

All Themes Luck vs. Choice Friendship, Family, and Brotherhood Inclusion vs. Exclusion Race, Inequality, and Injustice Discipline and Violence

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Wes Moore (Moore/The Author) The Other Wes Moore (Wes) Tony Nikki Joy Westley Rev. Dr. James Thomas Alma Bernard Justin Mayor Kurt Schmoke Shea Ray Mary Woody

Symbols

All Symbols Prison Johns Hopkins University The Murphy Homes Projects

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Introduction
Part I Interlude
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Part II Interlude
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Part III Interlude
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Epilogue
Afterword
A Call to Action

Themes

All Themes
Luck vs. Choice
Friendship, Family, and Brotherhood
Inclusion vs. Exclusion
Race, Inequality, and Injustice
Discipline and Violence

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Wes Moore (Moore/The Author)
The Other Wes Moore (Wes)
Tony
Nikki
Joy
Westley
Rev. Dr. James Thomas
Alma
Bernard
Justin
Mayor Kurt Schmoke
Shea
Ray
Mary
Woody

Symbols

All Symbols
Prison
Johns Hopkins University
The Murphy Homes Projects

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