Tony Character Analysis in Discovering Wes Moore

Tony is the other Wes’s older brother. Tony gets sucked into the criminal lifestyle at quite a young age. Though he tries to make the other Wes tough like him, he also wants to warn him off of following in his footsteps. In this, however, he fails, and Wes and Tony are eventually both arrested and convicted for the killing of a police officer during a robbery they staged together.

Tony Character Timeline in Discovering Wes Moore

The timeline below shows where the character Tony appears in Discovering Wes Moore. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

In his letter, the other Wes describes his upbringing. Wes and his older brother Tony’s father is an alcoholic, and their mother Mary eventually him to raise the kids on... (full context)

Tony gets sucked into drug dealing at a very young age and becomes an intimidating figure.... (full context)

Tony finds out about the other Wes’s activity and tells on him to their mom. Dismayed,... (full context)

...that led to a fatal shooting of the security guard are the other Wes and Tony. They’re tracked down at their uncle’s house in Philadelphia 12 days later and arrested. Tony... (full context)