On The Sidewalk Bleeding On The Sidewalk Bleeding is a short story by Evan Hunter. This short story is about a young man called Andy who is part of a gang. To others a gang member is what Andy is known as‚ except from his girlfriend Laura. Andy gets into bother with a rival gang moments after leaving his home. This experience and situation Andy’s been left in has made him think about his true identity and his main focus’ in life. Symbolism in this short story is very effective to make it more
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“On the Sidewalk Bleeding” News Report Assignment ENG1P1 Ms. Buccheri You are a reporter and have been assigned to cover the story of the murder of Andy in the short story‚ “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” in proper news article style. The article must be a minimum of 3 paragraphs (lead‚ body and concluding paragraphs) and include a photo with a caption. Remember to do the following: • use an objective point of view (just give the facts) • include a strong catchy headline • include
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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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Sidewalk etiquette is a social behavior that is not taught or enforced like the law‚ but is rather learned through observation. Goffman often compared etiquette to driving a car. For example; pedestrian traffic is always divided into two or more lanes. One lane is for the slower walking people‚ one is for the faster walking people. Additional lines break up those people who are coming‚ and those who are going. Now taking a look at how we drive‚ it is the same. Slower traffic keeps right‚ while
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Conflict is an important part of any short story. The short story‚ "On the Sidewalk Bleeding‚" contains three major conflicts: man vs. man‚ man vs. nature‚ and man vs. himself. In this essay‚ I intend to explain‚ prove‚ and analyze these three struggles. The most obvious and simplest struggle in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" is man vs. man. "He [Andy] had been stabbed ten minutes ago. The knife had entered just below his rib cage and had been drawn across his body violently‚ tearing a wide gap
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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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“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’ by Evan Hunter ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ is a dramatic short story written by the very popular American writer Evan Hunter. Throughout the story Hunter creates suspense using skilful presentation of characters‚ his thought-provoking variety of themes‚ the short story’s simple yet effective plot and the author’s impressive writing style and his clever use of symbolism. The base of the plot revolves around a young teenage gang member called Andy. Who has been violently
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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 “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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