Sociological View of Shawshank Redemption

Andy Durfresne makes use of his superior intelligence and creativity by escaping Shawshank with success. Soon after, "Red" is released on parole and the two finally meet on a beachfront in Mexico.
             Throughout the book, there are two sequences that are exceptionally powerful in presenting the story's message that rehabilitation is absent and reintegration inside prison is inadequately addressed. First, an old convict, named Brooks, has been paroled after a half of a century of imprisonment and looses control. In the midst of his rage, he threatens to kill another inmate in order to stay at Shawshank. After being released, we see a man who is unprep...

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