Blog #7

Theme Statement: In chapter 7 of The Other Wes Moore, through personification, the author Wes learns how military school will affect the rest of your life.

Literary Device: Personification

"I realized that I had to make sure these schools knew my name regardless of what I did on the ninety feet of hardwood that had brought me to their attention. Just as military school had slowly grown on me, so had academic life. I actually liked reading now... I was riveted by that book. The characters jumped off the page, and I felt myself as engulfed in their destiny as I was in my own." (Moore 130)

Analysis: In chapter 7, the author Wes is in military school. He learns many things and inspires him to do more with his life. Moore uses personification to show how Wes has really learned from this school because he says: "just as military school had slowly grown on me." This is personification because a school cannot grow on you, therefore using human characteristics to define something. This also shows that Wes really took military school seriously and it's a part of his life. He begins reading books, that later allow him to become an amazing writer. This changes the plot and Wes's character because you can see that he has really changed from attending military school. He went from selling drugs to reading books. Finally, this affects the rest of his life because as we now know he became a great scholar.