reinforced continually in the short story‚ “on the sidewalk bleeding” written by Evan hunter. The important idea was judgment and how we should not judge a book by it’s cover. I think this idea is worth learning about because too often in society we judge people without knowing them. The author wants to communicate that you should not prejudge somebody for their looks and consider what is inside of them first. In the short story “On the side walk bleeding” the author has employed many techniques such
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named Andy who is bleeding to death on the sidewalk after being stabbed below the ribs by a participant of a rival gang. The story takes place in the last minutes of Andy’s life. Andy‚ member of a gang called ’The Royals‚’ shown by the jacket he’s wearing‚in the front of the jacket over his heart it says Andy and at the back it reads ROYAL. He had has just suffered a severe knife wound from a member of a rival gang‚ The Guardians‚ after leaving his girlfriend to buy some cigarettes. Andy is slow
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blind eye towards prejudice within our society are evident factors in the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter. The main character‚ Andy‚ because of his gang membership‚ is pre judged based on his jacket and not for who he actually is. As a society‚ we do not notice the injustice within our culture. Prejudice‚ an underlying and unseen inequality made the difference between life and death for Andy. Andy could have been saved numerous times from after he was stabbed but the reaction he faced
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On The Sidewalk Bleeding-monologue from Andy’s prospective All I feel is the excruciating pain entering my aching body. The irritation and agony makes me feel defenceless. I have a multitude of varied thoughts racing through my confused mind. As I am helplessly laying on the cold‚ wet concrete‚ with the rain drilling down on me‚ I am thinking if this is how I am going to die‚ my life over at the age of just 16. I can think back and faintly remember someone saying‚ “that’s for you royal!”
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Boy Found Dead Covered In Blood on Sidewalk Just yesterday a boy at the age of sixteen was found dead on a sidewalk by the alley downtown. Witnesses tell investigators that his name was Andy. He had been stabbed to death. The knife had entered just below his rib cage and had been drawn violently across his body‚ opening the wound. Due to the immense amount of blood found at the crime scene‚ investigators state that the boy bled to death. Witnesses state that the victim was a member of a gang who
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“On the Sidewalk Bleeding” Questions Answer these questions in full sentences. 1. How would you describe Andy at the beginning of the story? How have your impressions changed by the end? Provide evidence to support your answer. Andy is a 16 year old teenager‚ who is proud to be a Royal. In the story it states that: ’’Even in his pain‚ there had been some sort of pride in knowing he was a Royal” 2. a. Identify each person who comes into the alley who could help Andy. Explain why
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding Critical Essay Marianne Lavery The story “On the sidewalk bleeding” by Evan Hunter deals with the issue of identity through the central character Andy‚ a young gang member who struggles with his identity as his death draws near. A young boy called Andy who left a nightclub to go and get cigarettes. He started walking through the alley when suddenly he got stabbed. As he got stabbed he heard a voice saying “That’s for you Royal!” Andy had always been proud to be a
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Newspaper Article: ON THE SIDEWALK BLEEDING By: Cameron Taylor Gang Violence behind Deadly Stabbing in Queens; Police Say. BYLINE Monday March 17th‚ 1991 Last night at approximately 11:30 pm‚ Andy Anderson had become the latest victim of gang violence in the borough of Queens. Andy was stabbed when he darted through a back alley on his way to buy a package of cigarettes at Alfredo’s on the next block. At that exact time‚ he was ambushed and later stabbed by a member of the GUARDIANS
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Evan Hunter author of the story ‚ “One the Sidewalk Bleeding” uses imagery details to develop a dark and gloomy feeling thought the story . At the beginning of the story is set with a gloomy and sad feeling . The author symbolizes objects like rain and blood which gives it a dark and sad feeling . “He lay on the sidewalk with the March rain drilling his jacket and drilling this body and washing away the open wound”(36) . The imagery of the rain washing the blood creates a dark and painful mood
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Journal Entry: On The Sidewalk Bleeding Never had I thought laying down would bring me such agony. Yet there I was. Back against the cold pavement and excruciating pain tearing through my body. I tried not to think too much about my situation for every thought felt as though the knife was tearing through me once more. Ripping at my flesh. How laughable to be put in such a situation with not a single person in sight. It’s as if I couldn’t find a more convenient place to be stabbed.
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