Theme: underlying purpose or universal message in a text.
Faith: a strong belief in something or someone
Redemption: The action of being saved from previous act.
1| There are several ways in which the themes “faith” and “redemption”
emerge in the book. Keep these two themes in mind and read the following examples:
- On page 3, the two Wes Moores share an understanding that they are going to mourn absences of their fathers in different ways.
- On page 36, Wes’s mom gives a financial gift to help emergency aid providers avoid making the same mistake that caused the death of Wes’s father.
- On page 122, we read how the wooded area surrounding Valley Forge played dual roles in this story. First it posed as an obstacle for Wes and then it was a haven.
- On pages 135–137, Wes describes his experience as paratrooper jumping out of the plane and the different things he had faith in as he prepared to jump.
- On page 168, Wes asks his South African host mother how she was able to forgive the pain of apartheid and she responds,“Because Mr. Mandela asked us to.”
- On page 173 we read that in prison, “Wes is now a devout Muslim. Initially, he went to Friday mosque services because they were the only opportunity he had to see his brother, Tony, who was also in Jessup, but eventually he started to pay attention to the message and decided to learn more.”
2| With these examples in mind, or others that you think of, write three facts from the book related
to the theme of faith.
3| With these examples in mind, or others that you think of, write three opinions from the book
related to the theme of faith.
4| With these examples in mind, or others that you think of, write
three facts from the book related to the theme of redemption.
5| With these examples in mind, or others that you think of, write
three opinions from the book related to the theme of redemption.
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