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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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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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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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 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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“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 “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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‘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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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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