The main character in Evan Hunter’s short story entitled “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” initially believes he is a part of the Royals, he is a “Royal” but later understands that his true identity has been covered by the purple jacket, and he understood that if he had just been Andy, not a royal, not wearing the purple jacket, he wouldn’t be left on the sidewalk alone waiting for someone to save him until he died. His changing understanding is revealed through the use of
- dialogs
- symbolism
- different points of view
The boy saw THE ROYALS on the jacket then. He turned to Angela.
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- DIALOGS
- “He‟s a Royal,” he said.
“What should we do, Freddie?”
“I don‟t know. He‟s a Royal. We help him,
and the Guardians will be after us. I don‟t want to get mixed up in this Angela.”
“Is he – is he hurt bad?”
“Yeah, it looks that way.”
“We can‟t leave him here in the rain.” Angela waited.
“Can we?” “If we get a cop, the Guardians will find out who,” Freddie said.
“I don‟t know, Angela, I don‟t know.”
- SYMBOLISM
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1. “That’s for you Royal!” the voice had said.
2. He was close to dying. When they did find him, he
didn‟t want them to say “Oh, he‟s a Royal.”
- DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
- Freddie stepped into the alley. He walked over to where Andy lay on the ground. He stood over him, watching him. “You all right?” he asked. He knelt beside Andy. “You cut?” Andy nodded. The boy saw THE ROYALS on the jacket then. He turned to Angela.