On The Sidewalk Bleeding Analysis

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72 Minutes “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” Andy, a 16 year old gang member in Evan Hunters story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” wanted to be respected as a Royal, but he was stabbed by a member of the Guardians, a Rival gang in the area. So, as he laid there dying he struggled to remove the jacket that had labeled him as a gang member. He had died as Andy not just another Royal that is not respected or cared about. In this story Hunter describes the last moments of Andy's life to display that bad choices can be forgiven. The clock strikes 11:13 and the blade of the knife is pulled from below Andy's ribcage after gashing a large hole into his body, “That's for you Royal!” Yells the member of the Guardians

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