On the Sidewalk Bleeding Padlet Wall by Taylor Martin https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c Filled with a multitude of wonderful quotes taken right from the short story. en-us 2018-11-18 22:20:13 UTC 2018-11-19 15:24:51 UTC hello@padlet.com "If he died, he was Andy. He was not a Royal. He was simply Andy" (5). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305723814 This quote contributes to the theme of the story because his title as a Royal he believed should not define him. Although, little did he know, it would define him. ]]> 2018-11-18 22:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305723814 "If he had not been wearing the jacket, he would not have been stabbed. The knife had not been plunged in hatred of Andy. The knife hated only the purple jacket" (6). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305724258 This quote forms the theme in the short story by Andy realizing that the jacket defined him. Although, he can't do anything about it so now he can only regret his past actions. ]]> 2018-11-18 22:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305724258 "He lay on the sidewalk with the March rain drilling his jacket and drilling his body and washing away the blood that poured from his open wound" (1). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305936123 This quote sets the mood of the story by describing the rainy evening and his blood from the wound he just received. It gives the reader a gloomy and suspenseful feeling as they wonder what will happen next. ]]> 2018-11-19 14:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305936123 "He tried to yell for help, but he had no voice" (1). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305938302 This quote forms a deeper conflict because Andy is unable to get help for himself. As more and more people walk past, Andy cannot do anything to help himself which leads to the ending where he will die. If he would have been able to yell, someone may have been able to save him. ]]> 2018-11-19 14:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305938302 "She looked at the cop and, very quietly, she said, "His name is Andy." The cop slung the jacket over his arm. He took our his black pad, and he flipped it open to a blank page. "A Royal," he said" (7). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305942658 This quote additionally adds to the final theme when the cop addresses Andy as a Royal. Due to his title when he died he was known as just a Royal and not Andy. ]]> 2018-11-19 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305942658 "He did not know he as dying, and so he felt only mild disappointment that the man who had found him was drunk" (3). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305946332 This quote gives an example of how the mood could have been changed if Andy had known he was dying. If he would have known much darker thoughts could have been expressed as opposed to Andy being unaware of his fate. ]]> 2018-11-19 14:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305946332 "But he squirmed and fought and twisted until one arm was free and then the other, and then he rolled away from the jacket and lay quite still" (6). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305955988 After Andy had realized that the jacket defined who he was, he struggled with his wound to get it off and be free in a sense. Although, it was too late and everyone would still know him as a Royal. ]]> 2018-11-19 15:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305955988 "He watched the world passing at the other end of the alley. The world didn't know he was Andy. The world didn't know he was alive" (6). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305959256 This quote adds to the tone of the author that he was very harsh when writing this. The fact that Andy lied there helpless as he bled out was a very gruesome experience and gave the story a harsh tone. ]]> 2018-11-19 15:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305959256 "He lay with his face pressed to the sidewalk, and he could see the splash of neon far away at the other end of the alley, tinting the pavement red and green, slickly brilliant in the rain" (2). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305962061 This dreary description of the setting and what was going on adds to the mood and tone. It gives a gloomy feel and makes the reader have a suspenseful feeling as to what will happen to Andy later on. ]]> 2018-11-19 15:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305962061 "Andy nodded. yes, he tried to say. Yes, call a sop. Please. Call one. "Oh, you don' like that, huh?" the drunk said. "You don' wanna cop to fin' you all drunk an' wt in a alley, huh? Okay, buddy" (3). martinpsv https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305964396 The tone of the story is formed from this quote, also. The author is very harsh for giving Andy the hope of a cop coming, but then robs him of that hope by the drunk man changing his mind. ]]> 2018-11-19 15:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/martinpsv/6akg1f66xa9c/wish/305964396