Analyzing Wes Role Models

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Critical factor in both of Wes’ lives were the same in many ways but, their role models created a big difference in their destinies. In the other Wes’ his role models were his mother, father and his brother Tony. And in the author Wes’ his role models were his mom, father, and military people. The other Wes’ mom wasn’t a good role model because she told Wes to not involved in the drugs or any of those things but she herself was doing drugs. As of Wes’s dad he wasn’t in his life that much so he wasn’t a good role model. Finally Tony tried to guide Wes to the good side and told him to not go the path of drugs and crime when Tony himself was involved in it.

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