On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter is a short story about a boy named Andy. Andy was a 16 years old and had just been stabbed below the ribs. Andy was part of a gang called “The Royals”. He just stopped by the shop only to buy some cigarettes and the next moment he’s on the ground bleeding‚“He had been stabbed 10 minutes ago.” Andy had a girlfriend named Laura who he had left when he went to get the cigarettes and she was the only thing he could think of‚“He wondered if Laura was dancing wondered
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“On the Sidewalk Bleeding” “Why did Andy struggle to remove his jacket?” In the short story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter‚ we learn that the main character of the story‚ Andy‚ is struggling to remove his jacket while he lay in an alley bleeding. We also learned that it was very painful for Andy to move‚ let alone take off the silk jacket‚ but he did so anyway. The jacket he wore symbolized his belonging to a city gang called The Royals. Andy wanted to remove his jacket in his last
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”‚ by Evan Hunter is a story about a boy from a gang‚ getting murdered in a dark alley‚ by members of the rival gang. It is written in the third person omniscient point of view. The story focuses on the theme of realization of one’s true identity. This theme is depicted with the help of several literary devices such as symbolism‚ to create depth in the meaning of the story‚ thoughtful use of irony and characterization elements‚ which create
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Dangerous Criminal: A Life of 24-Hour Total Isolation Robert A. Seng Kutztown University Abstract Thomas Silverstein resorted to criminal activity at a young age and found prison at the young age of 19. Silverstein’s criminal acts did not cease once in prison‚ and in fact seemed to worsen‚ which we see when he murders multiple times while in prison. Presently‚ Thomas Silverstein is an inmate kept in total isolation at Leavenworth since 1983. He has no human contact whatsoever other than the
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter Andy was a 16 years old teenager who had just been stabbed below the ribs. Andy was part of a gang called “The Royals”. Andy just stopped by the shop only to buy some cigarettes and next moment he’s on the ground bleeding‚ Quote- “He had been stabbed 10 minutes ago.” Andy had a girlfriend called Laura who he had left when he went to get the cigarettes and she was the only thing he could think of‚ Quote- “He wondered if Laura was dancing wondered if she had
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In the short story “On the sidewalk bleeding‚” by Evan Hunter‚ the author makes us feel sympathy for the main character by using a variety of techniques such as characterisation‚ plot structure and language. The story opens with the main character‚ Andy‚ who has just been stabbed because he is in a gang. . Unfortunately it is too late to change what had happened and as a result the reader feels immense pity for him when he dies. This short story includes the themes of regret and how gang violence
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This Is Where It Ends & The Road Not Taken This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp and The Road not Taken by Robert Frost compare and contrast in many different ways. They show many different themes in which both texts share‚ and both differ from. One way that the two texts are alike is‚ in the book This Is Where It Ends‚ the author illustrates the theme to never give up. This is shown when Tomás and his friend knew that everyone was trapped in the gym but still kept looking for a way to get
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[ Happiness begins where selfishness ends] | "I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. - Martha Washington Ekaterina Paul 10/11/2012 | Oscar Wild presents two conflicts between the stories of "The Selfish Giant" and "The Happy Prince". The two main points is the giant being selfish and the happy prince
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‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ by Evan Hunter deals with the important human issue of death‚ Hunter portrays the main character’s (Andy)journey to cope with his soon-to-be death through techniques such as; themes‚ plot‚ word choice and repetition. The base of the plot evolves around a boy called Andy who is stabbed by a rival gang - he is left alone to die as he watches a selection of personalities pass him by‚ and remains unaided. The character himself is important in discussion of how the issue
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concrete of the alley reflecting and assessing his situation. He was at first ignorant to the reality that he was slowly but surely dying‚ yet after reflecting on the choices he made‚ he soon realizes that he is‚ in fact‚ dying. He is now aware of where he is‚ his love for Laura‚ and he decides that he wishes to not die as a Royal. “He could remember how happy he was when the
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