On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter

On the Sidewalk Bleeding Critical Essay Marianne La very(prenominal) The story On the sidewalk bleeding by Evan Hunter deals with the issue of individuality through with(predicate) the central character Andy, a young large number member who struggles with his identity element as his death draws near. A young boy called Andy who left a nightclub to go and get cigarettes. He started walking through the pathway when suddenly he got stabbed. As he got stabbed he heard a voice saying Thats for you princely Andy had always been proud to be a Royal because the Royals and the guardians were two of the biggest and he was a Royal. Now as he take down dying on the sidewalk with the rain skirt him, he thought of being a Royal besides forthwith all he trusted to be was Andy. It is evident that Andy had matt-up very proud to be a member of the Royals The Royals and the Guardians, two of the biggest. He was a Royal at that place had been meaning to the title. I think Andy was in additi on involved in the Royals to understand that it was further a junto surname and his life was ending at sixteen because of it.Andy decided to join the gang in the first place because it made him powerful, it made him feel alike he was somebody. The extent of his pride was shown when it said Even in his pain, there had been some sort of pride in knowing he was a Royal This tells the ingester that he didnt regret ever get a Royal. A young person like Andy would join a gang so that they would feel safe from other gangs. Additionally, if they were in a gang they would feel important to be a member of that gang as it would give them a sense of belonging.After Andy was stabbed and he recognize that he was going to die, he began to resent his identity as a Royal and honest wanted to be known as Andy. Im Andy he screamed wordlessly, Im Andy. As Andy lay there dying, alone in the dark he wanted to sh step forward out Hey, Im hot Hey look at me Im alive Dont you know Im alive? Dont you know I exist? Andy was so prevent and confused. He felt very weak and tired. As all second went by, Andy got increasingly weaker.Andys identity as a Royal not only got him stabbed it also prevented people from helping him as they walked past. An deterrent example of this was when Angela and Freddie came along and they saw him on the pavement hurt. They were going to hep him but as soon as they realised that he was a Royal, they speedily changed their minds. They said if we get a cop, the Guardians will find out who. I thought this was very cowardly and selfish of them to leave him there, dying just because they were scared.Andy knew he was at deaths door but he didnt want them to find him and say oh hes a Royal So with great difficulty and determination, he rolled over onto his back. He felt the pain tearing at his stomach when he moved. He lay struggling with the shiny, wet jacket. Pain ripped fire across his body whenever he moved. He squirmed and fought and twisted unt il one arm was free and then the other. pickings this purple jacket off with the lettering on the back that read THE ROYALS was very important to Andy because this jacket had ended his life at only sixteen years old.The final part of this story was very pitiful because Andy died. Andys girlfriend found him first, but when he did not break up her, she ran until she found a cop. The first thing the cop said when he looked at Andys dead body was, A Royal, huh? So Andy didnt even get his final wish, which was to be remembered as just Andy. By reading this story it has made me think about my own identity and I have realized how important it is to keep out of trouble. As I most definitely do not want to be in the same situation as Andy was.