First story. (On the sidewalk bleeding writing)
Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text. Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.
Introduction.
In the short written text “On the sidewalk bleeding“ by Evan Hunter.
The main character is stabbed. He is part of a royal family and watches how his life is going to change from how people act and the life that was ahead of him. One character who changes in the text is Andy, the main character of our story. They change by changing the way they think about their life and status. This change was important to the text as a whole because you once see a man as a gangster suddenly begging people to help him after he’s caused trouble.
How your voice personality could change if you were in a moment of desperation.
Paragraph one.
Our main character (Andy) being part of a gang called “ Royal “ suddenly gets stabbed, would bystanders help him? The answer is no. You would be expecting someone who caused chaos to be ignored on the street by people not wanting to get involved. This changed the character “Andy“ as a whole because he could physically see his life being ended from the text lines “Please, please help me“ this part also reminded me of another part of the story when Andy had said “I got heart. But I'm bleeding“ If Andy’s life would have been normal, he wouldn’t have gotten hate or people holding grudges against him. We see this in the text when people on the street say “That's for you, Royal“ and Andy wishes he could have changed his status within the moment. I think the author Evan Hunter had purposely done this to show the audience what kind of treatment others would get if they were part of a gang and also to make the audience feel sorry for Andy.
Paragraph two.
Another reason why Andy would learn to regret the path he’s made in life or want to change right at the last moment of his life is because. Of a lover, he wants to be there for the person he loves, and he can’t do that if he is about to die. You could feel how much he had wanted to say when he was in need of help when the text had said “ Andy nodded. Yes, he tried to say. Yes, call a cop. Please call one. “and“ Wait, Andy thought. Wait, please, I'm bleeding“ If someone had called the cops for Andy, he would have been able to grow and change his life for the one he loves. He would think more about his life choices such as joining the gang “Royals.“
Paragraph three.
Another way that you could see Andy’s regret in his life was the way he talked when he was close to death. About his lover joining a gang being known for joining a gang. We as an audience of this story could see the way Andy had wanted to change a few examples of this would be “ he staggered off up the alley. Andy lay and thought: Laura, Laura. Are you dancing? ``We could see at this moment he wanted to know if his love was doing what she loved without a worry in the world. Andy wished he had been there to dance along with her.
When Andy had gotten stabbed you could hear the person who did it say “ That’s for you Royal! “ Meaning he was targeted for being part of a gang. If I was in this situation, I would be regretting the choice I made to join. This shows us that we can only imagine how Andy feels to actually be in this situation. The message taken away from this is. Think about the ones you love. Will your actions affect them?
Conclusion.
In conclusion, in the short text “On The Sidewalk Bleeding“ by Evan Hunter, the main character has gotten stabbed and went through a lifetime of pain. I think the way the character has changed in this story would be from how he talks to himself during the story. A question you could take away from this is “Will this choice hurt others in the future or me?
Second story. (The power of one writing)
Introduction (TAKO)
The Power Of One. ( English Assessment )
Director: John G. Avildsen
In the power of one the movie is stopped at
01:29:00 to show us the scene P.K
is walking through the village with
Gideon talking about teaching kids.
Some of the important Techniques are focused on
Mise en scene, Lighting and the costume
This has created impact to the details and some of
The setting behind the scene.
The scene ends at 01:31:00
SEXXY 1 - Statement
In the scene where Gideon and P.K are taking a drink if you pay close attention to the background you can see a mother with her child pulling her kids away from Gideon because he is black. This is an example of a Mise en scene
Example/evidence
At the start of this part of the scene you can see Gideon and P.K having a bit of an argument about teaching kids at school. In this scene Gideon seems more mad and he leaves the scene seeming angry that is when the woman finds it as a “ Threat “ and pulls her kids away to the side in fear.
Explanation of Director’s Purpose
The director did this to add more detail and have a strong meaning behind a short moment in the scene.
This also adds more of a depth to the background to make sure it is not too boring for the viewers to read.
Explanation of Effect - link back to question
This shows that black people had a difference on everything whether it was a drinking fountain or even just walking down the streets they were always judged by their skin colour.
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This aspect can be compared to the movie “ The Help “ One of my dad's favourite films but this movie is about black women being treated differently because they are black. White women having them to clean use separate bathrooms. Even when a black woman so much as touches or goes near the white woman. The white women get offended
SEXXY 2
Within this scene P.K and Gideon are talking about serious matters and serious topics with the lighting being all bright and cheerful.
For example in this scene they were talking about the dangers of teaching african kids in a white based world. Or how the african kids could only learn so little and how P.K should be setting up a school for these kids but he refuses.
This was done to give off a good lighting aspect to make a scene like this and a few other scenes have a better looking shot. Rather than to have a depressing dark shot to show how dark the movie really is.
This helps us understand that being black and born within these times were so hard to get an education they had so little education that the only few little jobs that paid little as well. This makes the audience feel much more brought up and a sense of luck they weren’t born in these times.
This reminds me of the scene in “ IT chapter one “ Where we have many scenes where it would be daytime and the clown would appear and make their daytime a nightmare. This clown known as Pennywise does not care for time of day. So people may assume he won't attack but he still does and yet the scene looks so peaceful.
SEXXY 3
In the running scene between P.K and Gideon, We are shown a mid close up of them running around the town showing the clothes of not only P.K and Gideon but the white and black race around them.
For example, The Director uses a Mid waist shot to capture the clothing also showing that P.K and Gideon have matching clothes P.K having black shorts and a white top and then Gideon having them the other way around.
This was done to show that P.K has no regard to whether he wears black clothes even if it is known as “ Black people clothes “ He doesn’t care if people are black or white he believes in shared fortune for any skin toned.
This helps us understand that white people back in their day sucked. They didn’t care what black people wore or how bad there clothes look they still treated them like they were dirty. But yet they themselves treat themselves like a god that ranks above “ Coloured skin tones “
This reminds me of cinderella because she was brought up with ugly clothes and a ugly apparence to most, But yet she still finds her prince charming whos dressed in fancy clothes and had fancy hair.
Conclusion
Overall this movie “ The Power of One “ Is based on a true story and shows us more in depth of how black people were treated and how differently this generation has grown. Even though some people still think being black is bad and they are dirty most of this world has matured to accepting anyone and everyone.
Last story. (Creative writing)
What lies behind the blossoms that fall. ( A Short Story )
It was October 1999 a 16-year-old boy that hadn’t been outside in months lived alone in an old wood house. /#20
Windows smashed the only time he went outside was to get food and simply tried not to get spotted. /#19
He went to a school known as “ Nakomi High “ A school that looked beautiful on the outside and what people thought would be beautiful on the inside. /#27
The boy had no friends at this school but instead, people who tormented him throughout the time of him still going to school. /#23
He was known as an outcast and was looked down upon by a girl with a fragile face small hands, /#20
and a pale face, Her beauty was what made people listen to her she had almost the whole school under her hands. /#22
She hated the boy for a reason only he knew her small hands slapped his pale face made him eat compost./#21
even forced him to steal from places he didn’t want to although... /#12
That girl was the only one he let in his house. /#11
The small boy with black hair pale fingers and small ears came outside to get his normal food./#18
He was walking making sure no one saw him he ran into the convenience store to collect what he normally does./#21
A man from the counter with blonde hair was staring at him they locked eyes before he looked away, /#19
After collecting what the boy needed he headed up to the counter to pay for the things went to go grab his wallet before realizing he didn’t have it. /#29
He looked around for a little bit more before the person from the counter said the words in a cold tone. /#21
“ Don’t worry about the money I’ll have more than what you can give soon. “
The young boy looked up before having a cloth put to his mouth and fell deeply into asleep almost as if he had passed out. /#25
He woke up in a strange room it was cold dark with photos of himself hanging around the walls. /#19
Of course, the boy was scared he was tied to the ground who wouldn’t be, He lied there doing nothing just wondering about what was going to happen next./#29
He searched desperately trying to find a way to get out of the ropes until he heard the sound of a door squeak open... /#24
He saw a face... He felt shivers run down his spine when he saw a dagger in the person’s hand/#20
“ W-Well L-L-Looks L-like somebody S-Scared “ The man studdered “What up with this dude he kidnaps me and me... To scared to speak normally “ /#23
The strange man placed a bowl of food down next to the boy and stuttered while he said “ E-Eat it “ /#20
With his hands still behind his back, the bowl looked at the bowl./#13
then felt a hand grab him from behind his head and push his face into the bowl of food./#19
As the boy’s face began to go red he was running out of air he didn’t know what to do./#20
He turns his head to see the man’s knife in his hand pressed up against the boy’s throat. /#18
The man took the knife and moved it closer and closer to the point where the boy couldn’t so much as breathe or he will get his throat sliced./#29
“ Didn’t I tell you to eat it? “ The man said without a stutter the boy was scared so scared he started crying./# 22
The last thing he saw before he closed his eyes was the man’s smile it was calming in a way like he had known the smile./#26
Soon will end when the man took his knife and pressed it down into the young boy’s small pale throat/#20
“ Goodnight Seo-Yun “ The boy smiled before getting out the words “ Haha…. Thank you and good night to you too… “ /#19
The older man chuckled as he stabbed himself in the heart and lay down beside him./#16
“ Maybe going through all this wasn’t so bad if I knew the end would be so peaceful “ /#17
A few days later that girl from school came walking around the back of the schoolyard wanting to do some gardening. /#21
She strolled and put her hands on the shed to get the smell of something rotten./#16
Her nose scrunched up as she continued to open the door only to see her brother dead with a man who was the boy’s childhood friend./#26
She screamed and cried and called the police they came the took the bodies and gave the boy’s sister a note./#21
“ The reason I died on this day wasn’t because of the hate or pain you gave me but because I once made a promise that if things got out of hand./#31
I would get someone to take my life… I hope you never find out what I did.. “ /#17
