Fate and free will play a large part in the book The Other Wes Moore and they are one of the largest themes in the book. Fate is the development of events beyond a person's control and free will is the ability to make your own choices and actions. A reason author Wes became who his is, was him moving closer to family with more support and away from a bad neighborhood. This event was fate because it was out of his control there was no way he could have stopped it. There was not relay a way Other Wes' mother could keep an eye on him throughout his early life. So Other wes made a lot of his own decisions but there were some factors that he could not control like, where he grew up and his education. Our parents can influence our decisions and
