Red Compare And Contrast Hayworth And Shawshank's

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Red an interesting narrator because of the point of view advantages given such as why he admired Andy, the exciting shock of Andy escaping Shawshank and Red’s life after being paroled. Firstly, through Red’s point of view, we learn that he truly admires Andy's straight to the point, quiet, low-key style, special humor, self possession quality, "in spite of the problems he was having, he was going on with his life.” Red, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank’s Redemption, chapter 2 First contact/ The sisters, page 31. Secondly, the book’s narrator, Red wouldn’t have known about Andy’s plans to escape through the hole in his cell since it was revealed only after he got out and removing the element of excitement or shook. Thirdly, we would have known what

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