Ellis Redding Transformation

In Frank Darabont’s film Shawshank Redemption, the themes of isolation and hope are used to underscore the effects of imprisonment. However, the main characters Andy and Red perceive prison life and freedom very differently. First off, one of the key reasons Andy survived in prison is due to the hope he held. On the other hand, Red lost all hope of getting out of prison. Furthermore, life for both characters became quite different once they are released from prison.

Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, the storyteller, a convicted murderer serving a life judgement. Red is a key figure inside prison, a lifeline to the outside world who can smuggle almost anything into the prison for a price. Red is a transactional leader.

Released in 1994, The Shawshank Redemption is a crime and drama filled movie under the direction of Mr. Frank Darabont. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best movies I have watched in my 19 years of life. This exceptional movie displays many life lessons throughout with multiple themes that give the movie more meaning. In the movie, you will see Andy Dufresne, Ellis Boyd Redding (or known as Red,) Boggs, Warden Norton, Brooks Halten, and Tommy as very important characters. This film possesses struggles of living in prison, and guilt that many inmates feel from the crime they pursued. Most importantly, you will see friendships formed that will last a lifetime. Hope and time are all the inmates have; and some of them don’t have the hope

The film directed by Frank Darabont comprises of a storyline where the main character in the film Andy Dufresne, a prominent educated banker, was unfairly accused of murdering his wife with her lover, and was put into the Shawshank Prison with 2 life sentences ahead of him. The film explores the inner journey that the protagonist, Andy, was unwillingly placed to take in order to lead the hellish life in Shawshank prison. The inner journey is explored through various techniques in the film throughout different ways. Shawshank prison itself is a symbol of adversities and hardships that one encounters regularly. These include the struggle we face in our daily lives, the injustices we receive and the losses that we suffer are all demonstrated in the film in different scenes.

Throughout the entire story, Andy was different from everyone else in the jail. A banker put in jail for a crime he did not commit. Andy influences the viewer’s emotions by showing how much of an impact one individual can make. The freedom was taken away from him, so he took matters into his own hands. Also he tells us you should not let anyone in prison get to you. The characters fit into their roles perfectly. The movie has a bigger life lesson about freedom and has a happy ending. The Shawshank Redemption depicts the element of surprise as it takes us through Andy and Red’s journey in jail. Their friendship and loyalty gets them through the obstacles they face. Andy’s perseverance helps him to break out of jail. The patience that Andy and Red have keeps them sane in prison.

In the Shank the prisoners surrendered trust truly early, and that is the reason they built up those flat, dead eyes. They were not living; they were only experiencing schedule. It's most likely hence that such a large number of prisoners last such a brief span in the outside world. They would recoil away in apprehension when gone up against with life, since they had been so long without out it. Routine was all that they had. Red saw this direct. When he escaped Shawshank, he turned into a bagboy in a supermarket, and couldn't conform to being his own man: "That is the thing that an entire life in jail accomplishes for you, young fellow. It transforms everybody in a position of power into an expert, and you into each expert's canine". Red even got himself two or three times pondering what he could resolve to get sent back to the Shank. He no trust left by any stretch of the imagination, aside from one thing; finding that stonewall. The stonewall was the one place that he felt like a liberated person. It is most likely safe to say that that divider set him free, or rather the letter he found from Andy at the divider set him free. He had recovered his trust, and in doing as such he lived by and

Giovanni A. Camacho 02/16/2017 Psych In the movie Shawshank Redemption, psychological issues are shown through different characters that are dealing with their individual destiny for hope and freedom, each having a different outlook on life. As the main character, Andy Dufresne has a goal of finding his own identity, which is an individual’s self-concept, but also shows less of a bystander effect and even less of yield for informational influence for a person who has never been in jail and is about to do hard time for a crime he knows he did not commit. Within the prison of Shawshank by taking on different responsibilities and roles. Becoming a prison librarian, a financial advisor, and an educator, Andy begins to cope with the hardships of prison life and finds a place to fit in with his fellow inmates (ingroup).

Andy Dufresne was convicted of murdering his wife and the guy she was having an affair with. He arrived at Shawshank prison in Portland, Maine. When he first arrived, the other prisoners treated him like they would any other new prisoner. No one knew anything about him so they were a bit skeptical. There is a group of homosexuals who physically and sexually abuse Andy. He instantly becomes friends with Red and finds a companion. Red has connections with the outside worlds and has access to cigarettes, posters, and virtually anything the prisoners would want. Andy asks him for a rock hammer and he uses this to chisel a hole in the wall of his cell, which is hidden behind a poster.

Freedom comes with a price. It may be sacrificing one’s life to defend their country or, in this case, persevering through a series of difficult trials. The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, opens with Andy Dufresne being convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary where he befriends fellow inmate Ellis “Red” Redding. Since Andy had experience as a banker, the warden uses him to launder money for him under an alias. After twenty years in prison, a young inmate informs Andy about a former prison mate confessing to the crimes he is convicted of but is later killed after saying he will testify in court. One morning during roll call, the guards realizes that Andy escaped through the

Shawshank is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a man convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and shipped to a maximum-security prison in Shawshank, Maine, for two consecutive life sentences. Over the next years (two hours, movie time), he finds his way to inner peace and self-reliance in the midst of the terror and inequity of the prison system.

Andy walked into Shawshank as a nerdy looking man lacking the general qualities of a hard time criminal, he didn't seem to fit in like the rest of the inmates. However, as time passed in prison Red and the other prisoners opinions of him changed drastically, in a good way. Stephen King uses similes to describe Andy's mystique qualities that Red picked up on from the beginning, “as neatly as a good magician does a card-trick. He was a man who adapted fast.” Andy already knows that Reds a man who knows how to get things in prison and he adapted fast by meeting Red and getting straight to the point by asking him for a rock hammer, then passes Red the money smoothly just like a magician doing a card trick and not being seen. Andy knows what he's doing and is good with money from his previous banking job which works in his favour throughout the rest of the story. An odd smart looking man with knowledge of money is pretty much the complete opposite of how you’d generally see men in prison doing time, and this was just the start of it. Most prisoners at Shawshank who didn’t look as ruthless as others tended to meet the sisters. “They like to size you up before they make their real move, like jackals finding out if the prey is as weak and humstrung as it looks” Andy was a strong hearted man inside, but lacked the masculine qualities on the outside. However, Andy did all he could to fight off ‘the sisters’ from all the trouble they caused him, and although he failed multiple times, he found a way with his special powers to end it all. “I don’t think you understood me, I’m going to bite whatever you stick into my mouth.” Andy was a smart man with all kinds of tricks up his sleeve, although he nearly got beaten to death after this escapade he finally decided to utilise his money skills to really stop this by paying off the poorly paid guards to beat Bogs Diamond up. The rest of Diamonds crew backed off by Andy at this point… “he was a banker in the straight world - a man who understands better

The Shawshank Redemption is a brilliant story set in the brutal life of Shawshank Penitentiary. The movie has a very well structured plot; there is a clear beginning, middle, and end—Act I, Act II, and Act III – which all come together as a whole to make a great film. In the movie, a young banker, Andy, is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and is sentenced to Shawshank Penitentiary. In prison, Andy meets and forms a strong bond with another convicted killer, Red; the narrator of the story. Red plays an important role in the prison; he can deliver contraband of almost any type into the prison. This makes him a vital man within the prison's social structure and it is also the reason that he

Shawshank Redemption is about a middle aged man named Andy Defresne who has found his wife dead sleeping with another man which in turn has caused the authorities to suspect him as the main suspect and soon enough was imprisoned under the charge of double homicide which was a sentence of two life times. When he firsts arrives at prison he is locked in a cell and placed on yard duty in which many of the other cell mates looked at him with weary suspicious eyes. As each day passed he grew to learn the roles of his cellmates and who to stay away from, one of these men was a man called Red who was the main person who supplied things. Andy met Red through a simple arrangement, for him to obtain a rock pick. This interested Red a lot and his interest in Andy grew as each day passed. Andy was a Banker in his old life and when he over heard a guard complaining about his tax Andy offered him a deal to help him with his tax in return for a couple beers with 5 of his inmates on top of the roof, the guard agreed. As they were on the roof 5 of his inmates enjoyed beers except for him, he didn’t react or want anything, all he wanted was to stare out into the blue sky and the trees that surrounded the imprisonment. This has a great impact on the viewer as it shows his will is still strong and his thirst for freedom. As time progresses

He was active in the prison economy and helped prisoners obtain any type of goods that are not available for sale in prisons and says, “There must be a con like me in every prison in America, I’m the guy who can get it for ya...yes sir, I’m a regular Sears and Roebuck.” Red has a lifetime sentence and fits under Clear, et al’s role of ‘jailing’. Since he is one of the few prisoners who can get things from the outside world, he is highly respected and prisoners keep from causing him trouble because preservation of his role and status benefit the whole community. According to the roles defined by Edwards, Red is primarily an ‘inmate representative’ but also ‘penitent.’ Red is portrayed as a leader of their social group with much power but he uses little force. He is often called on to negotiate and help calm disagreements and resolve problems between prisoners. He has been living within an institution for much of his life and even confesses to his friend, “I don’t think I can make it on the outside Andy, I been here most of my life. I’m an institutional man now” and “in here i’m the guy who can get things for ya….outside I wouldn’t even know where to start”. Red still applies for parole with the hope that he can receive an early release and believes that he has been reformed and done his time for his crime. As his years in prison increase and he is repeatedly denied by the parole board, his optimism decreases as he comes to realize that he was becoming

The story begins with a young and successful banker Andy Dufresne whose life changes dramatically when he is convicted of the murderer of his wife and her secret lover. Therefore, Andy is sent to Shawshank Prison to be permanently sentenced despite his claims of innocence. During time in prison, Andy builds up friendship with Red, who is Shawshank’s black market dealer that could supply anyone with almost everything. Therefore, Andy also has to face the cruel(Do you need to use this word?) reality: a corrupt warden and guards as well as prisoners who