Questions: 

What is the setting of the story?

The setting of the story is around 1980s to 1990s because they people are in gangs/ stereotyped groups were half the town are Royals and the other half is else. It is taken place in a rainy dark alley.

Who is the protagonist?

The protagonist is Andy who got stabbed

Who is Laura? Why is she important to Andy?

I think Laura is Andy’s girlfriend or fiancé. I think that she is import to her because she is his other half and he left her to go get cigarettes.

Who are the people that walk through the alley?

The people who waked down the alley are people from the other ‘gang’ therefore, they didn’t help Andy.

Explain some reasons why people do not help Andy?

The main reason why the people didn’t help Andy was because he was a Royal and everyone who passed was somewhat against the Royals. The other reason the people didn’t want to help Andy was because they were afraid that guardians would find out that they helped him. Another reason was the first guy who found Andy was drunk and wasn’t in the right mind state to help Andy.

What does his jacket symbolize?

I think the jacket symbolizes the group that he is apart of and it could be a gang.

At what point does Andy realize why he was stabbed?

I think he realized he the reason he was stabbed when the couple named Angela and Freddie went away from him because they didn’t want to get in trouble with the guardians. He also realized he was stabbed only because he was a Royal and if he wasn’t wearing his Royal’s jacket, he most likely wouldn’t have gotten stabbed.

What is the climax of the story?

I think the climax of the story is when the couple Freddie and Angela found him and didn’t want to help him because he was a Royal.

How does the police officer react to Andy’s death? Why does he react this way?

The police officer wasn’t fazed by Andy’s death at all. Instead the police officer takes his jacket and starts writing in his notepad with out trying to revive him because he was dead.