Shawshank Redemption Essay Example
The Opening Scenes
In the first scene Andy Du Fresne is on trial for the murder of his wife and her lover. He is then sentenced to serve two life sentences back to back at Shawshank Prison.
In the second scene Red is being interviewed as he is requesting parole. We learn he has served 20 years of a life sentence. He is denied. It is understood from the characters attitude that rejection from the parole office is quite frequent.
The movie is seen from Red’s perspective, and throughout the movie Red narrates the story. We learn that Red is “the guy that can get things”. He believes there must be a “con” like him in every prison. Red has served 20 years in prison.
All the cons gather around the main gate as the prison bus pulls up with all the “new fish”. Red and his mate make bets to see who will be the first to crack. Red bets on Andy. They bet with smokes.
Andy is introduced to Shawshank prison by the Warden. “I believe in the bible and discipline, here you’ll get both”. Says the warden. They are then sprayed with water and powder then marched to their cells naked.
They nature of the prison is extremely unpleasant and quite scary. The food is disgusting but it’s all they get so they just eat it. The prison is corrupt and run by guards who believe they are above the law, committing assaults and murders. The warden is just as crocked as the cons although a firm believer in god.
For the first month Andy doesn’t say more then a couple of words to anybody. The first person Andy talked to was Red. He asked him for a favour, to get him a rock hammer. Joking around Red said I guess you want to escape, maybe tunnel under the wall. Andy laughs and says no, you’ll understand once you see the rock hammer.
Red believes that Andy had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn’t normal around there, he strolled, like a man in the park without a care, or worry in the world, like he had on a coat that could shield him from that place. It
In the first scene Andy Du Fresne is on trial for the murder of his wife and her lover. He is then sentenced to serve two life sentences back to back at Shawshank Prison.
In the second scene Red is being interviewed as he is requesting parole. We learn he has served 20 years of a life sentence. He is denied. It is understood from the characters attitude that rejection from the parole office is quite frequent.
The movie is seen from Red’s perspective, and throughout the movie Red narrates the story. We learn that Red is “the guy that can get things”. He believes there must be a “con” like him in every prison. Red has served 20 years in prison.
All the cons gather around the main gate as the prison bus pulls up with all the “new fish”. Red and his mate make bets to see who will be the first to crack. Red bets on Andy. They bet with smokes.
Andy is introduced to Shawshank prison by the Warden. “I believe in the bible and discipline, here you’ll get both”. Says the warden. They are then sprayed with water and powder then marched to their cells naked.
They nature of the prison is extremely unpleasant and quite scary. The food is disgusting but it’s all they get so they just eat it. The prison is corrupt and run by guards who believe they are above the law, committing assaults and murders. The warden is just as crocked as the cons although a firm believer in god.
For the first month Andy doesn’t say more then a couple of words to anybody. The first person Andy talked to was Red. He asked him for a favour, to get him a rock hammer. Joking around Red said I guess you want to escape, maybe tunnel under the wall. Andy laughs and says no, you’ll understand once you see the rock hammer.
Red believes that Andy had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn’t normal around there, he strolled, like a man in the park without a care, or worry in the world, like he had on a coat that could shield him from that place. It