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    On the side walk bleeding by Evan Hunter is a story of a boy’s mistake of joining a gang. A boy called Andy that is 16 years old joined a gang called the royals. There are many risks in beings in this gang‚ including “The Guardians”. The reason for his death. Andy was stabbed. He was stabbed because he was a part of this gang. This short story gives a deep and sad response to me because of how young this boy who just died was. “The jacket was a stupid meaningless thing that was robbing him of his

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    A short story in which a material object becomes important is “On the Side walk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter. With reference to the text I will identify the object and explain it’s significance. In the opening paragraph the author gives a detailed description of a jacket which is worn by the victim of an attack. “The boy’s name was Andy‚ the name was delicately scripted in black thread on the front of the jacket‚ just over the heart. On the back of the jacket it has the slogan ’THE ROYALS’” this is

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    “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter - CRITICAL ESSAY (You may change this plan to suit the way you want to present your essay. Attach your plan with your final essay.) Task: Explore how the author makes us sympathise with someone we would not normally feel much sympathy for. You must make reference to the language used and to literary terms and explain them completely. Remember to provide PEE (point‚ evidence/quotations and explain) – write PEE and terms in margin. Introduction:

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    On The Sidewalk Bleeding On The Sidewalk Bleeding a book by Evan Hunter conveys that people will judge you by the people you associate with. Andy had struggles with his situation which was created because of his title and his title was the reason he did not get help. When the main character Andy was stabbed he was thinking about what was going to happen and what he was going to do but when he realized he was dying he wanted to be Andy. Wen Andy first got stabbed he thought he had had a fierce

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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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    Ashly Smith Mrs. Kemp English 12 A 31 October 31‚ 2013 Quarterly Reading Reflection Part A; Complexity: In General‚ The things that make it difficult to read a book is being able to sit and concentrate only on that book‚ and actually reading it to the point where you know exactly what you’re reading and what’s going on and not forgetting what you read. To me in order to stay totally glued to the book you are reading it has to be something

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    The story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter was about the cultural differences within a city. Andy was one of the two gangs in the city and he was killed due to the hatred between both gangs. Andy focused on people and the jacket for survival as they had a symbolic meaning to him. The people had a symbolic meaning‚ as they were his only hope. They were stages of his life‚ as the first person who met him was the drunk. The drunk represents him when he first joined the royals‚ where he was

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    An important idea in “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter was that of the importance of having your own identity. Andy‚ the central character of this short story taught me a valuable lesson as to the significance of this. He also made me aware of the fact that we need to think things through thoroughly rather than making impulsive decisions. Andy was a sixteen year old boy who ‘wore a purple jacket’; the lettering on the back of the jacket read ‘The Royals‚’ a name which he was proud to own

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    Don’t judge a book by its cover. We all grow up listening and trying to live day in and day out following the metaphorical phrase. For most of us‚ this idiom means little however; Evan Hunter uses a character from On the Sidewalk Bleeding to influence the reader of its importance Andy is a young gang member growing up in the rough neighborhood of The Bronx. As a result‚ the attraction of membership leads Andy to join The Royals‚ a gang represented by a bright purple jacket. We are first made aware

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    In the tragic short story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter‚ the author shows how bad it is to be in a gang and how dangerous it can be. First‚ Andy was stabbed by a gang member who was in the Guardians (gang-group). It was 11:30 p.m. at night‚ he was in an alleyway‚ lying on the sidewalk bleeding. Then‚ a drunk man came and saw Andy‚ but got confused by the blood and rain that was pouring down at the moment. Finally‚ many people came and looked at Andy but didn’t help because he was a Royal

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