On the Sidewalk Bleeding explained

On The Sidewalk Bleeding
Author:	Evan Hunter
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Tragedy, short story
Published In:	Manhunt magazine (1st release)
Publication Type:	Periodical
Media Type:	Print (Magazine)
Pub Date:	1956

On the Sidewalk Bleeding is a short story by an American author Ed McBain, also known as Evan Hunter. The story was first published in Manhunt magazine in 1956.^[1] Its protagonist, a sixteen-year-old boy named Andy, bleeds to death on the sidewalk after being stabbed below the ribs by a member of a rival gang. The story is commonly used as teaching material in elementary schools, high schools and colleges.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} According to Evan Hunter, this was one of his most anthologized stories, together with First Offence and The Last Spin.^[6]

Summary

Ignoring Andy's True Identity and Pinning him to something that once held a sense of authority to him.

Notes and References

1. E. E. MacDonald; Ed McBain and Evan Hunter (2012) A Literary Companion. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers: Jefferson, North Carolina.
2. Jay Cline, Ken Williams (1969) Voices in literature, language, and composition, Book 3, Ginn and Company. p. 103
3. Rose Wassman, Lee Ann Rinsky (1999) Effective reading in a changing world, Longman., p. 99
4. Brenda D. Smith (2005) Bridging the Gap, Longman; 8 edition. p. 191
5. Barbara Ruth Johnson. The English Journal. 64. 1. Resources for the Teaching of English: 1975 . January 1975. 84–85.
6. Ed McBain (2006) Learning to Kill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt., p. 452