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    The 1994 film‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ uses recurring symbols to convey the main theme of different types of Freedom. Darabont uses the bible and hammer to convey the idea of freedom and salvation by creating relations to biblical events. He uses the hole to express the idea of a loss of freedom by showing the hopes of Andy being taken away when he is sent to the hole. The hope of freedom that is felt by the inmates is conveyed to the audience through the clever use

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    The passage demonstrates that Junior is determined to get hope using literary devices such as contrast/comparison‚ repetition and simile. Therefore more broadly Native Americans are portrayed in negative ways compared to white people. They have been raised to believe in the mindset that white people are superior. The author uses contrast/comparison in the passage to compare not only Native Americans and white people but also Junior. In the passage it states‚ “I was the only kid‚ white or Indian

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    STanner Eitel Professor Brooks Sociology 18 April 2011 Shawshank Redemption The classic film centers on the predicament of Andy Dufresne who is ultimately found guilty of murdering his wife and receives a life-sentence; all of this occurs with little circumstantial detail given to the viewer of his innocence or guilt initially. Dufresne arrives at the infamous Shawshank correctional facility where he seems to take on a positive and optimistic attitude despite his perceived innocence to the

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    Media Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption Craig Moody ENC 1101 Composition I July 20‚ 2011 James Slama Andy Dufresne is an innocent man that is sent to prison for murder that he did not commit. There is a lot of innocent people in are prison system. For example‚ George A. Souliotes is convicted of setting a 1997 fire that killed a woman and her two children. George is currently serving life in prison because evidence showed that the substance on his shoes were the same as the substance

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    eventually escapes. SynopsisThe Shawshank Redemption is a dual-protagonist film based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by world-famous author Stephen King. It certainly falls under the genre of Drama‚ as it is a story of hope and‚ namely‚ redemption. Andrew "Andy" Dufresne‚ a New England banker‚ is wrongly imprisoned after being convicted for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ based largely on evidence that doesn’t exist‚ and is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine

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    Personal Response to “The Shawshank Redemption” Punit Gor Foundation II DSK Supinfocom Director Frank Darabont’s 1994 debut‚ The Shawshank Redemption is a Drama film adapted from Stephen King’s novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from his 1982 collections. Thomas Newman delivers the score to the film. The story is chronological and is in the same time period of the film (1994). The film stars Tim Robbins‚ who plays a young and successful banker‚ Andrew “Andy” Dufresne‚ sentenced

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    however occasionally there is a person who is able to buck that trend and restore hope. Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption‚ by Rita Hayworth‚ is one of the few Christ figures that was able to restore hope to an entire nation. Andy arrived at Shawshank Penitentiary as a thirty-year-old man who had allegedly murder his wife‚ Linda Collins Dufresne‚ and her

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    Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption Scott S. Critzer Dr. Gerry R. Sokol and Dr. Nancy Powers EDLP 705—Frameworks for Decision-making: Ethical Perspectives Virginia Commonwealth University February 11‚ 2012 Author Note Correspondence regarding this paper should be addressed to Scott S. Critzer‚ Assistant Principal‚ Randolph-Henry High School‚ 755 David Bruce Avenue‚ Charlotte Court House‚ Virginia 23923. E-mail: critzerss@vcu.edu Ethical Analysis of The Shawshank Redemption It has been suggested

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    The Shawshank Symbols of Hope In The Shawshank Redemption; Stephen King uses symbolism to help reveal the theme “man cannot live without hope”. In this movie the sisters subplot becomes an important symbol because even though Andy is treated wrongly‚ he continues to tolerate their abuse‚ with hope that he will eventually escape. Many other prisoners in that horrific situation would have been unable to cope or become violent and resentful. Andy’s behavior remained passive. Acting like this

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    Shawshank Redemption helps the reader understand the connection of how hierarchy could lead to abuse of power by people with authority. Institutions in which people have or want to have control over others can be open to abuse is shown in The Shawshank Redemption. When the warden says‚ ”I believe in two things‚ discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the lord and your ass belongs to me‚ welcome to shawshank”‚ he is justifying his abuse of power as the need to keep inmates in control. He also

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