On the Side Walk Bleeding

Describe at least one important idea from the text(s) that could still apply today. Explain why this idea could still apply today.

Evan Hunters powerful and poignant short story, On The Sidewalk Bleeding. Express's a major theme conflict, which is shown in three different ways. Conflict is an important idea because, Hunter is showing the opposing gangs, Royals and Guardians, creating a clash. And displays that conflict can still apply today. Andy faces conflict with society, with nature and conflict with himself.

Primarily Andy has conflict with society. He has conflict with society because he is in a gang. Hunter shows us that society only views Andy as a gang member, not as a human.

"The cop picked up the jacket… a Royal huh?' This shows us that most of society only viewed Andy as a gang member not as a human. This still applies today because society still thinks the same, that some people aren't humans when it's obvious that they are humans. They have all the qualities of a human yet they somehow aren't human in some people's eyes? This type of conflict leads off to the theme of stereotyping and judging.

Furthermore conflict with nature. Conflict with nature is where the protagonist (Andy), experiences a sort of struggle with an uncontrollable, unstoppable force of nature. "The rain beginning to chill him". Trying to make you think of the connotation of this quote. Showing the rain serving as prison bars; the downward beating of the rain, he cannot escape, bound forever by his past mistakes. I think that this can still apply today because some people feel they cannot escape like they are trapped forever, so they suicide to get out of it or even hurt other because of how they feel.

Moreover the conflict with himself. Once Andy has been stabbed he questions himself about being a royal, his future with Laura and about how