Evan Hunter

In the short story “On the sidewalk, bleeding” by Evan Hunter there is a boy named Andy and he gets stabbed because he was a part of a gang known as the “Royals”. Many people refused to help him and judged him because of the jacket he was wearing, he later then died. Clothing can play a big role on how a person thinks of someone, in this situation Andy was wearing something that people looked down upon and for that he faces a big consequence. Therefore because of the gang name on Andy’s jacket,…

Challenges help you earn Respect We don't grow when things get easier; we grow when we face challenges. The stories “Amigo Brothers”by Piri Thomas and “The Last Spin” Evan Hunter are similar to each other because two characters face challenges that they have to accept. The movie “Creed” direct from Ryan Coogler is similar to the stories because the character Adonis is facing challenges when he was little and still face challenge thought the movie, but at the end it shows that he got respect…

two major social issues of juvenile delinquency and public education together, making it such an important topic. It was about a teacher who struggled to teach in a vocational school in New York that was full of violent juvenile delinquents. While Evan said that this novel was based off his personal experiences, there was still a lot of criticism and question of what was fact and what was fiction. The context of this book included, violence, attempted rape, gangs and racial issues. Some people…

Alea Criscitelli LA Comparative Essay “Riding The Tiger” By,Eve Bunting has taught me that when you are doing bad things and you want to get off but you are addicted listen to anyone and tell them because they can help.I can prove this because in the story Danny wanted to get off and when the tiger and Danny want to the basketball court Freddy was there and asked Danny if he wanted to play a game of basketball on the court because when he got off of the tiger they would of ran and…

in the United States that are part of the horse industry (http://www.theequestrianchannel.com/sitebuilde rcontent/sitebuilderfiles/2002USEFdemographics.pdf). According to Evans (2002) 97% of horseback riders ride horses for pleasure, 6% ride horses competitively, and 3% of riders ride for both pleasure and for competition. Evans (2002) also states that 80% of horseback riders prefer western, however among competitive horseback riders English…

appearances and think they know that person. When in reality they only know a tiny, miniscule detail about that person. Conformity is of great significance in Evan Hunter’s “On the Sidewalk Bleeding,” a depressing short story about Andy, who takes pride in the gang he is in, but does not realize in time how it is robbing him of his identity. Hunter employs mood, symbolism, and irony to show the disintegration of Andy’s identity and the destructive power of conformity.…

Patricia Era Bath “There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only sound left is your heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you’ll never know what it’s saying.” - Sarah Dessen. To make a change, one must learn the sound of their heart. Patricia Era Bath studied ophthalmology in Massachusetts at Harvard College in 1981 after she learned that African Americans have more eye problems than White People. Not many years afterward, she created the Laserphaco Probe. She…

from animals. However, with good follows bad. In Jared Diamond’s article The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race, he informs the readers about the change in lifestyle of the human race after shifting to an agricultural civilization from hunter-gathering societies. He describes the curses and vexes brought upon humanity after farming became universally practiced. Diamond’s speculation about the negative impacts that agricultural society created are accurate.…

The Story Of Two Gangs Evan Hunter uses symbols in his story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” to convey the theme of murder can sometimes be prevented by strangers willing to lend a helping hand. If someone is in need of help you should help them even if they are not that good of a person. In the story in “The Sidewalk Bleeding” if someone would have helped Andy he might have survived. Andy was stabbed because of his jacket, the jacket was a gang jacket so someone in a rival gang stabbed him…

life, and in the future where everything and everyone is equal. In “OTSB”, Andy the main character wears a jacket whose “lettering across the back of the jacket read THE ROYALS,” a gang. (Hunter 1) Andy is not equal to others, for he is part of an exclusive group…