Andy is sentenced to two life sentences to be served one after the other at Shawshank state prison, a fictional penitentiary in Maine. Once Andy arrives a the prison he meets, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, a convict who gets” things’ from the outside for a price and considers himself the “only’ guilty man at Shawshank. At first impression Red thinks Andy is soft and won’t last long inside the prison wall, however as time goes on his theory is proven wrong and two become close friends. When Andy first enter Shawshank, all the older inmates put out bets on which new prisoner is going to cry about not belonging there. Red of course bets on Andy but to his dismay, it was another newbie whose time was short lived.
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.
Prison farm is the place Brett’s being taken for his rehabilitation to begin and for him to be installed once again into the society as a useful individual that can contribute his services. Once he got to this “prison farm” he was introduced to the person who ran it, his name was Sam and unlike prison cells he ran this “prison farm” on very light rules. Those rules are as follows “No Fighting”, No Leaving the property”, “My decision is final” and to top it all off “No Drugs” and these rules were set as such that if one inmate breaks them, all the other inmates suffer the consequences too, for example no movie nights or no visits 2 the
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.
Movie case study 1 (Sling Blade) Name: Ya Hsuan Wang (Vivian) Client Name: Karl Childers Age: 37 years old Sex: Male Recommended Treatment: Institutionalization Recommended Length of Treatment: unknown Current Medications: none Karl is a patient with Asperger’s disorder. When he was a child, he had been abused by being neglected and ignored by his parents. He had experienced social isolation in early childhood. He has symptoms of Asperger’s disorder Karl Childers is a mental disabled man who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for having killed his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly "institutionalized” Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
This idea is bolstered by the fact that the few serial killers who have committed suicide (usually by hanging) have done so while in police or prison custody: The list includes Harold Shipman, Fred West, and Charles Ray Hatcher. Recently, Israel Keyes, a serial killer wanted for the abduction and murder of Alaskan resident, Samantha Koenig, killed himself while in police custody; he slit his wrist and strangled himself with bedding while in the Anchorage Correctional
He kept trying to make the urge to speak to her go away but it came back stronger than ever.” What preceding event has upset Tommy? Why was it significant for him?4. “It said, “Don’t do this anymore or you will suffer your whole life.” He puzzled over whether to sign it A Friend or Your Friend and finally chose Your Friend.” What is ‘It’? Why does he choose ‘Your Friend’ rather than ‘A Friend’?5. “You could never see the sky and the ocean because you were locked in a prison, except that nobody called it a prison, and if you did, nobody knew what you were talking about, or they said they didn’t”.
The soldiers are forced to live in horrible conditions, given barely enough food to keep from starvation, and subjected to battle which could take their lives at any moment. “The front is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen. (Remarque 101)” These entire conditions combine together to leave a deep psychological impact on the soldiers. This psychological impact changes the soldier’s entire lives. For example, when Paul returns home on leave he cannot talk to his mother because he does not know life outside of the war.
This Atlanta prison was known for being a tough penitentiary to survive in but even in the harsh conditions Capone still managed to do what he did best, control the world around him. He managed to bribe the security and win over the other inmates. His prison cell had fancy furniture and classy rugs, he kept in touch with the outside world and was still able to run his business. He was soon forced to leave the comfort of his home like cell in Atlanta and was sent to Alcatraz. He could not win over anyone or anything in this sealed prison.
This scene is the turning point for Andy’s life in prison. The scene begins with Andy alone in the laundry looking depressed. He has been in prison for 2 years and has been repeatedly beaten and raped by “the sisters”. While on the roof Andy keeps listening in on the guards’ conversation. He ends up talking about tax schemes with the chief guard.