Andy, a young banker, was convicted for the murder of his wife and her lover. He was, therefore, sent to Shawshank Prison for life, for a crime he had not committed. After reading this story, one may be wondering whether Andy got justice in the end. Justice may be defined as a behavior or treatment that is right and fair. Therefore, Andy does get justice because he is now out of prison, and had accomplished many good things in Shawshank Prison, he was also able to exert some vengeance on Norman.
Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath In the grapes of wrath one of the main characters that changed significantly through the novel is Tom Joad. Tom changed a great deal from when he was released from prison to when he has to hide out once again being wanted for murder. The main thing in the novel is the journey to California; the trip changed everyone but focused and affected more our main character Tom Joad. Their trip was full of hardships and tragedies that the Joads family faced heads on. John Steinbeck introduces us to the novel with Tom our main character recently being released from prison for killing a man in a bar fight.
The film and book Shawshank Redemption is a story of a wrongly persecuted banker, Andy Dufresne, where he befriends a fellow convict, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, both serving time at Shawshank Prison with life sentences. Once at Shawshank, Andy quickly realizes that the prison warden and staff are corrupt and hypocritical which allows him to use his skills as a banker to gain the trust of the prison staff and warden thus allowing him to escape. The novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” was written by Stephen King and published in 1982. The film Shawshank Redemption was produced by Niki Marvin and Castle Rock Entertainment directed by Frank Darabont released in1994; casting Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding), Bob Gunton (Warden Norton), William Sadler (Heywood), Clancy Brown (Captain Byron T. Hadley), Gil Bellows (Tommy), Mark Rolston (Bogs Diamond), and James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen). Though there are several dissimilarities between the film and book, the largest being found with the wardens, Tommy Williams, and Andy’s money; still allows the viewer to enjoy the film in absence of the missing details from the book.
He gives all the credit for this to his time in prison. While in prison Malcolm X would listen to his friend Bimbi speak and was in complete amazement of how he took control of the control conversation. Malcolm X was envious of Bimbi’s “stock of knowledge,” and he wanted to be just like his friend. Malcolm X now had the motivation that he needed to overcome his inability to read and write. Malcolm X requested a dictionary and found that there were more words then he had ever known.
Evolved Views On Human Nature In To Kill A Mockingbird,Harper Lee shows how Jem’s view of human nature change, through different occurrences in the novel, as he grows and sees the world for how it truly is. At this time period in the south, the majority of people partook in judgement and racism and accepted it as everyday nature. In the Finch household, however, they do not completely believe in these views because of Jem and Scout’s father’s fair and open minded attitude, but being young they only know of the ways surrounding them. Two events, however, when an innocent man was convicted and seeing a woman battle an addiction, really changed Jem’s outlook on they way humans behave. Because Jem being older and really experiencing these hurtful occurrences he truly learns real human nature and why people are the way they are.
This overwhelmingly unwelcoming reception that greeted Gerard creates the intimidating environment that the character is experiencing for the first time. Amidst the chaos and gloom of the prison, Hare shows us a small glimmer of humanity in the character of prison officer Raymond Beckett. Although Beckett is presented as a hard headed prison officer who has dealt with thousands of hardened criminals over the years, after hearing Gerard has not been in prison before he shows him some compassion and sympathy. He gives advice on how to survive his first ‘stretch’ in prison. We see evidence of this when Beckett said: ‘you better learn, I’ve seen people go
After a few years he is caught by officials and serves time in prison, where he befriends Diego Delgado who teaches him about the cocaine industry. This takes his career to a new level. As his life spends out of control, George finds out that living a life full of drugs and money is not all its cracked up to be. During his childhood years in New England, Massachusetts George Jung watched his father, a small business owner, struggle to make ends meet and satisfy his mother. George looked up to his father calling him his hero.
How does this relate to human freedom? Andy gets redemption in many was in the movie. In the act of being redeemed Andy gives the warden a taste of his own medicine by taking all the money he got and putting it into a false identity (which he later claims as his new identity). Andy was delivered because he was wrongly convicted for murder and after 20 years in prison, Andy escaped and now is a free man. The state of being redeemed was when the warden killed tommy and at the end of the film the warden kills himself.
Shawshank Redemption is a movie about prisoners finding solace, redemption, and freedom. The main character Andy Dufresne is put in Shawshank prison for supposedly murdering his wife and through acts of decency he is able to devise a way out of prison. Along the way he meets another prisoner, Red, who undergoes trials and tribulations to receive parole. Finally when he receives parole he finds it hard to adapt in the real world without the institution of prison and violates his parole to find Andy in Mexico where he is happily reunited with his friend. Through the characters effort to find freedom and solace they experience a lot of significant themes of existentialism.
Somehow, Hoover had a positive impact within the prison. As stated in the biography of Larry Hoover on the website, about.com, “But Hoover’s power seemed only to grow inside Statesville. Who then became devotees and new recruits for the Gangster Disciples. Hoover and the other prisoners was recognized by the warden’s office, due to Hoover’s positive influence to quell riots and uprisings within the prison” (about.com). Hoover wanted to be an inspiration to his followers, so he required all of them to receive an education.