Isolation In On The Sidewalk Bleeding

In the stories On The Side Walk Bleeding by Evan Hunter and Killers by O.E Middleton, isolation is a main idea. Both stories have a main character who finds them selves alone and vulnerable. Andy a gang member is stabbed by another gang and lies dying in an alleyway in the fist story. In the second story, a Harrier Hawk was struck by a car and lies dying on the side of the road. Isolation is shown in both these stories through the aspects of Setting, characters and storyline. This is relevant because it shows the idea of a sense of belonging and that isolation is a part of our society and many people suffer from it. Both stories helps to show the idea of isolation. The setting of in both stories was accentuated in the aspect of isolation. …show more content…
The change of perspective was shown in On The Side Walk Bleeding, with Andy's change of prospective on the gang. This was shown through Andy's realization that he has been killed not because of what he had done or his personality but because of the gang. Also that the gang couldn’t be there for him when he need them the most. An example of the idea in specific detail was shown in the quote, "The knife hated only the purple jacket." This was shown with personification, that showed the realisation while being isolated that he had been killed because of his gang. This also showed symbolism with the purple jacket only representing the gang and got him into dying insolation. Another quote that should the change of perspective is, "The rumbles, and the jumps and the purple jacket had always seemed so important." This list shows that what had mattered to him and his prospective to the gang changed as he died in isolation. "The guardians...the guardians...the guardians", "I got heart but I'm dying," these quotes with repetition, showed all he had done for his gang but now they couldn’t be there for him as he was dying in isolation. The effects created by these techniques, created sympathy for Andy as he was coming to age with his realisation and his change of prospective on the gang but he was still dying in isolation. Also Irony created sympathy as Andy is thinking about all he has done for his gang but they did not do anything for him while he was dying alone. The aspect of the change of perspective was linked to the story Killers, with the gender of the Harrier. The hawks gender changed as it died in isolation though out the storyline. As she was attacking she was portrayed as a fearsome creature and a male but as she died in isolation we were revealed to her true gender as a female. Specific details that showed the harriers gender