The character trait that describes Andy best is acceptance. Andy shows acceptance when he is realizing that he is dying from his knife wound: “He felt alone, wet and feverish and chilled. He knew he was going to die.” (Hunter 5). The evidence above suggests that Andy is showing acceptance because he already knows that he is going to die, so he stops trying to get help. Instead he lays quietly on the sidewalk trying to not cause anymore pain because he already accepts the fact that he is going to die. In addition, the author shows Andy’s personality trait of acceptance in the text when Andy accepts that he no longer wants to be known as a royal: “It seemed very important to him that he take off the purple jacket.” (Hunter 6). Hunter illustrates