SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
There is nothing more pathetic than a man without hope. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy is a man that is imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. He sentenced to life in prison and with this verdict he is raped of all hope for a normal life. Once a successful investment banker, Andy uses the skills he learned on the outside, to make life more bearable on the inside. Despite his imprisonment, Andy had a plan not only to succeed in life but also to help those who befriended him while imprisoned and more directly to persecute those who tormented him in Shawshank prison.
„h Discuss the opening scene in which Andy is wrongly accused and show how the director sets the stage for the audience to pity Andy.
„h Show the effects that the prison has on Andy i.e. the way he acts, the friends he makes, and the enemies that he makes.
„h Discuss Andy¡s plan and how it begins to take action. Include the difficulties he faces establishing the trust needed to get away with his scheme as well as the set backs he encounters, both internally and externally.
„h Show how prison can permanently change a man and make him virtually useless to the free world.
„h Show how Andy executed his plan, and why it is so ingenious.
„h Discuss the meaning of the title and what it leads the audience to believe versus what it actually stands for.
There is nothing more pathetic than a man without hope. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy is a man that is imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. He is sentenced to life in prison and with this verdict he is raped of all hope for a normal life. Once a successful investment banker, Andy uses the skills he learned on the outside, to make life more bearable on the inside. Despite his imprisonment, Andy had a plan not only to succeed in life but also to help those who befriended him while imprisoned and more directly to persecute those w...