The Shawshank Redemption

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unique atmosphere.
The story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife
and her lover in 1946 and is sentenced to life in prison. He is sent to the
Shawshank prison, the state prison in Maine which is known for its harshness.
At the beginning of the movie, one does not know if Andy committed the
horrible crime of murder. But what is known is that he is not ready for prison
and honestly doesn't seem like a man who would survive. His thinking going in is
just to survive and blend in. He knows that sticking out would not be good for
him. Throughout the movie, Andy undergoes several changes in his personality.
But overall, he seems like a wise man who will deal with what the justice system
has served him. He is normal on the outside but seems full of emotion. His
emotional side is best put by the 4/14/95 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle
which reads, "…Dufrense, a soft-spoken banker with emotions bubbling under the
surface." Andy is a very complex character ...

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escapes is almost genius. Knowing that
he is on the good side of the warden, he devises a very interesting and
successful plan of escape.
Overall, Andy blends in with the prison community through the good times
and the bad (the sisters, a group of homosexual rapists). His personality is one
of a person who makes the most of what he has. But he never loses hope that he
will be free one day.
Red is a very unique character in his own right. The prison's sole black
inmate, he is the man who smuggles contraband into the prison. He is also a
"lifer" and he says that he is the only man in the prison who is guilty. He has
accepted his fate and is dealing with the prison as his life ...

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