On The Sidewalk Bleed

J.E.B.Spredemann said,“Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.”In the short stories,”The Soul of Caliban”,by Emma Squier,”On the Sidewalk Bleeding”by Evan Hunter,and “Citizen’s Arrest”,by Charles Willeford the choices that characters made impacted them and others.The choices that people make often has an impact on their lives and the lives of others.

In the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding", characters made choices that impacted their lives and the lives of others. Andy, a sixteen year old boy, the main character of the story made a choice that impacted his life and others lives. Andy made the choice to join the “Royals”. Andy’s choice not only impacted him, it impacted Laura, his girlfriend and his family who had to go through the loss of a loved one. Andy lost his identity, and most importantly his life. Even after he died Andy was recognized as a “Royal” , he failed to be recognized as who he really wanted to be, himself, because of his choice to join the “Royals”. Angela and Freddie made choices that impacted their lives and the lives of others. After seeing Andy lying on the streets, inquired and helpless, Angela and Freddie decide not to help him not wanting to get involved in