Title Justification Paper #3

The first collection of chapters is titled Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled and directly correlates with the author, Wes Moore's, purpose of the book. Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled is able to introduce the consequences of the character's decisions and the paths they take sealing their fate. The title is suited for the chances because  the collection of chapters highlights how the decisions made in previous chapters determined their path taken in life.  In addition, the chapters also shows the importance of other peoples expectations and how they can affect someones life. Therefore it aligns with the authors purpose of showing how two fates so similar can end up extremely different.

In this collection of chapters, it shows the end product of the greatly diverged fates of both Wes Moores. Part one of the book, Fathers and Angels shows how these two boys were extremely similar regarding their circumstances. Although this was changed during the second part of the book because it introduced a major difference between both characters regarding their decision making. Lastly in the third part of the book the author shows how both characters ended up in consequence to the decisions that they made, the author being a successful military leader and Wes Moore being in prison. By titling this collection of chapters Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled the author is able to effectively show the contrasting consequences of decisions and how both which aligns with his purpose of showing the difference in paths taken although their fates that seemed so similar.

In conclusion, the title Paths Taken and Expectations Fulfilled  is a good title of this collection of chapters. In the chapters the characters finally take the different paths and fulfilled or disappointed people's expectations.  The title coincides with the authors purpose which highlights the contrast between their paths in the end however they started out the same.