Essay On The Sidewalk Bleeding By Evan Hunter

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The short story i have studied in class is “On the sidewalk bleeding” by “Evan hunter”. The main character in the short story got stabbed in alley way. I found this story interesting because the main character changes his personality throughout the story. The character I will be talking about is Andy. He is 16 years old and is a member of a gang known as “The Royals” He is teenager and i can relate to him easily because he is a teenager and i am a teenager too. He had some dreams that he would marry laura and have a lot of kids. He wore purple jacket to show that he is a member of gang. There are two gangs “THE ROYAL” and “THE Guardians”.one member of guardian stabbed andy knowing that he is a member of the royal gang but didn’t

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