The Values of the Shawshank Redemption and Things Fall Apart
Values are attributes, qualities or a philosophy that is truly meaningful to a person and is regarded as worthwhile. They develop by what decisions we make, what we experience in life and what influences us.
My personal value that I relish is trust. Trust is very important because with trust, you can do anything with confidence. This links me to friends, safety, success and honesty.
The two texts that I have studied are the film The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe.
The Shawshank Redemption is about a banker, Andy Dufresne who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and his lover, is sentenced to Shawshank Prison for two life sentences. As time passes, Andy becomes friends with Red and other inmates. Andy brings the guards and other prisoners on his side when he helps them with tax problems. Over the years, he gains reputation and is more respected. More significantly, he never drops hope ' which makes him wanting to be free. In the end, Andy escapes prison by breaking through the prison wall by using a rock hammer which Red smuggled. The film is narrated by Red because Morgan Freeman (Red) has an incredible smooth voice that makes anything sound nice.
Things Fall Apart is a novel about a man called Okonkwo who is a leader and warrior of his village, one of the Nine Villages and has a high level of respect. He was three wives with many children. Okonkwo does not show his true feelings as he considers this as not masculine. His village is very cultural; it is very strong in its traditions, gods and beliefs. Okonkwo breaks one of their beliefs, and is forced to leave the village. Then the missionaries and the “white” men come in the village and try to brainwash them with Christianity. The use of African terms such as “chi” indicates a more strong sense of tradition.
Through the two texts, Red and Okonkwo both show examples of respect. Red does not care about the amount of
My personal value that I relish is trust. Trust is very important because with trust, you can do anything with confidence. This links me to friends, safety, success and honesty.
The two texts that I have studied are the film The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe.
The Shawshank Redemption is about a banker, Andy Dufresne who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and his lover, is sentenced to Shawshank Prison for two life sentences. As time passes, Andy becomes friends with Red and other inmates. Andy brings the guards and other prisoners on his side when he helps them with tax problems. Over the years, he gains reputation and is more respected. More significantly, he never drops hope ' which makes him wanting to be free. In the end, Andy escapes prison by breaking through the prison wall by using a rock hammer which Red smuggled. The film is narrated by Red because Morgan Freeman (Red) has an incredible smooth voice that makes anything sound nice.
Things Fall Apart is a novel about a man called Okonkwo who is a leader and warrior of his village, one of the Nine Villages and has a high level of respect. He was three wives with many children. Okonkwo does not show his true feelings as he considers this as not masculine. His village is very cultural; it is very strong in its traditions, gods and beliefs. Okonkwo breaks one of their beliefs, and is forced to leave the village. Then the missionaries and the “white” men come in the village and try to brainwash them with Christianity. The use of African terms such as “chi” indicates a more strong sense of tradition.
Through the two texts, Red and Okonkwo both show examples of respect. Red does not care about the amount of