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- Summarizer Alan Cheng 821 Introduction/Orientation: The story takes place on a rainy March day at 11:30 P.M . Andy‚ a 16 year old‚ cigarette smoker‚ and a member of the gang “The Royals” was stabbed ten minutes ago just below his ribs by a member of the rival gang‚ The Guardians. He is slowly bleeding to death on the sidewalk in a quiet alleyway somewhere in New York. As he is slowly dying‚ he just can not stop thinking about his girlfriend‚ Laura‚ whom
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Analysis Essay Being a part of a gang meant to have pride‚ at least that is what Andy presumes. Andy‚ a member of the Royals‚ a notorious street gang‚ has been stabbed in an alley by a rival gang‚ the Guardians. Despite this act in Evan Hunter’s “On the Sidewalk‚ Bleeding”‚ Andy proves he is not frightened at the thought of death. Instead is only filled with an overwhelming sadness that his life is coming to a short end. Throughout the novel‚ Andy shows himself as a hopeless‚ regretful‚ loving and
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says “there had been some sort of pride knowing he was a Royal. Now there was no pride at all.” He thought he ruled the world‚ but suddenly realized how pathetic he was lying on the sidewalk. He realized the hatred he received because of the jacket‚ which ultimately led to his demise. When he was lying there bleeding to death; he knew the man who stabbed
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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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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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very similar. They both have almost the same message. If I view the story‚ on the sidewalk bleeding‚ at this point Andy is stabbed and it seems it’s because of the jacket he is wearing. He is in a gang called the royals. This is a dangerously known gang. “If he had not been wearing the jacket he would never have been stabbed. The knife had not been plunged in hatred of Andy. The knife hated only the purple jacket” (Hunter 42). Because Andy joined this group he paid with his life. Joining groups or being
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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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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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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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