On The Sidewalk Bleeding Dialectical Journal

Journal #1 “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”

The short story, “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter, is about how a boy was stabbed during an alley, sidewalk. Andy, the one that got stabbed was a part of a gang known as the Angels. Before he got stabbed, he was at a Nightclub, He decided to take a smoke outside, moments later, Andy was jumped and got stabbed by another gang called the Guardians. As Andy hit the ground, he pled for help, however, no one heard. Time goes by, people were afraid or didn’t know he was dying, Andy began to lose hope. At this point, Andy knew he was dead and wouldn’t see Laura again. Hours later, he was found dead by Laura, Laura tried to help but she was too late. All in all, I believe the moral of this short story was to be yourself. I predict that if Andy would’ve lived, he would have left the Royals and confess his love with Laura. I know this because, in the text, Andy stated, “Someday he would marry Laura. Someday he would marry her, and they would have a lot of kids, and then they would get out of the neighborhood. They would move to a clean project” (Page 1). Judging by the evidence, I strongly believe that Andy would’ve confessed his love. In addition, the text stated,

This is because the book, Do or Die: America’s Most Notorious Gangs Speak for Themselves is about how gang members, speak about their life and how it could’ve ended. Another connection that I thought of after reading the story; was that I was judged as someone bad when I wasn’t. This relates to the story because people saw Andy as a bad person for his reputation of being a Royal. The last connection I made was that it reminded of when there was a gang shootout and many the gang members died. This is related to the story because it shows that being a gang member can cause a risk of