The Story On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter

Society typically misjudge people due to the fact of how they appear on the outside.

In the story, On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter, shows that folks presume other people’s character by their appears. Andy, the protagonist of the story, is labeled as a bad particular person by most men and women simply because he is wearing a Royal Jacket. He tends to make the wrong decision and join the gang but he realizes too late. This produced Andy have conflicts in between society, individuals and himself. In the story, Andy is observed as an individual else and not his true self. Andy had conflicts with other individuals and this caused him to get hurt. He had been stabbed ten minutes ago. ‘That’s for you Royal!’ (Hunter).

The guy who stabbed Andy was element of a group known as the Guardians. The Guardians and the Royals are groups that hate every other. They see all of the Royals as the very same individual and they do not see the person under the jacket. This implies that the guy who stabbed Andy, stabbed him due to the fact he was portion of the Royals and not as Andy. Him laying on the ground and his jacket beside him also caused people not support him. The cop picked up the jacket and turned it over in his hands. “A Royal, huh?” (Hunter). This proves that men and women will not aid him due to the fact he is a Royal. They do not feel the slightest pity since he was wearing a Royal jacket and the cop thinks Andy is like all the other Royals. Andy discovered out that society hates him since he is element of the Royals. Very first a person who is drunk found Andy, he is also drunk to do anything but smile and say stuff. “What’s the matter buddy?” The man smiled. (Hunter). This shows that individuals in the community does not want to help Andy but smile a t it. This is simply because Andy was element of the Royals and that is yet another 1 down. Freddie, is part of the Guardians and will not support him simply because Andy was a Royal. “I do not know. I do not want to get mixed up with this. He’s a Royal. We support him and the Guardians will be down our necks.” (Hunter).

This shows that society hates the Royals so a lot that they won’t even aid one even if they are dying. Close to the end of the story, Andy realises also late that he made the incorrect selection. Andy has arguments in his head about the excellent and the bads of getting a Royal. I’m Andy, he screamed wordlessly, I’m Andy. (Hunter). At that moment, Andy realises who he genuinely is. He realise that folks He notices that Royals is just a label to society and practically nothing else. Andy identified out that if didn’t wear his jacket, he wouldn’t get hurt. The knife had not been plunged in hatred of Andy. The knife hated only the purple jacket. (Hunter). Andy has arguments in his head about the pros and cons of getting a Royal. He finds out that being a Royal is not the ideal issue ever The person who stabbed him only has hatred towards the jacket.

All through the novel, one conflict leads to one more and this causes Andy to have conflict with society, individuals and himself. Andy was stabbed simply because he was wearing a Royals jacket. Individuals didn’t want to assist him due to the fact they consider all Royals are poor people. This causes Andy to learn that Royals s just a label and men and women didn’t see that he is Andy. Royals is just a label and it is not the very best thing for Andy. This brought on Andy to die because of society’s hatred towards the Royals.

Works Cited

Evan Hunter, On the Sidewalk Bleeding