Shawshank Redemption is about two men, Andy and Red, who are both imprisoned at Shawshank prison and end up bonding and finding redemption together through random acts of kindness. It begins in 1947, with a man named Andy Dufresne being convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Even though Andy was innocent, he was given two life sentences and was to serve them at Shawshank prison. Reflective Observation 1 The first night Andy and other new inmates first arrived at the prison, one inmate was being hysterical and refused to not stop talking, this led to one of the guards (Hadley) to viciously beat him to a pulp (he would die later that night). From the Hadley’s point of view, it seems as though they are making sure the inmates know their place and they know the amount of personal power they have over them. For the new inmates, they most likely viewed the situation as a wakeup call, they are no longer in control of their life, whatever the guards say, goes. The inmates that have resided at Shawshank for a while now, seemed as though they observed the situation as a tragedy. Once the guards started to come for the inmate that got beat, the other inmates were trying to help him, by telling him to “shut up” and “quiet”. I don’t think any of the inmates wanted this man to die. A neutral observer would have seen an abuse of power from the guards and a large amount of scared inmates. This scene affected me by making me feel uncomfortable; although I can’t stop it, I realized what happened to that inmate can easily happen to anyone in prison and it’s the guards word over the inmates. Within the prison system there is most likely a great amount abuse of power, between almost everyone in there and it upsets me to think about it. Observa... ... middle of paper ... ...ment. Observation 4 To get an insight into why Andy stole all of the Warden’s money and sent his account books to the newspaper, reinforcement theory is used. Andy has worked hard for Shawshank prison and basically everyone inside of it, so when he escaped prison he felt he was owed some sort of reward for his behaviour. The reward in this situation is monetary, as well as personal; Andy received $370,000 and he also got revenge on Hadley and the Warden for the negative behaviours they had bestowed toward him. In this case the roles were reversed and both the boss and the manager were punished for their undesired behaviours. The Warden could not accept his punishment and decided to quit life all together. References Osland, J., Kolb, D., Rubin, I., & Turner, M (2007). Organizational behavior: An experiential approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
The Shawshank Redemption is an inspiring story about Andy Dufreine and his efforts to maintain hope in horrible situations. The directors used many effective methods that displayed signs of hope in such a horrible place. Andy maintained hope by distracting his mind and always staying occupied. Andy was also inspired to survive by helping others find hope in life.
Warden Samuel Norton heard about Andy helping Hadley and organize a random cell search at Andy’s. The warden meets Andy transfers him to work at the prison library with Brooks Hatlen and gave him a desk in order to help the guards and himself with banking issues. Andy eventually ends up doing Norton's taxes.
This venture of his takes years to complete and loads of commitment. One reason why it may help him maintain his self-respect is because he has a project to put forth effort and determination into. Andy is so committed and determined to get the library, that he writes one letter a week to the state senate for funds. Once the senate sends him two hundred dollars to shut him up, he begins writing two letters a week until he is granted what he wants. From beginning to end, Andy turns a one room library into an expansive three-room library. Determination like this is typically only put forth by a person if they are truly passionate about something. Andy’s determination is made visible during his second interview with the warden. Andy is arguing with the warden and the warden threatens him by saying, “‘And while you’re in, think about this: if anything that’s been going on should stop, the library goes. I will make it my personal business to see that it goes back to what it was before you came here’” (King 71). Here, Andy’s determination is put on display by him simply not acting. He chooses to restrain himself and keep everything that he has worked so hard for in the prison. This determination and passion probably takes Andy’s mind off his situation and gives him a purpose to continue to live, thereby boosting his self-respect. Another reason that the library helps Andy maintain his
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1997 drama film which takes place in a prison during the late 40’s. The film focuses on Andy Dufresne’s transition from his old life as banker to becoming a prisoner in the Shawshank penitentiary. The life shown in the Shawshank penitentiary is similar to that of normal society such as norms, economic transactions, and functions both prisoners and the officials. The roles the prisoners and officials take shows that Functionalism does not only take place in a normal functioning society, it also takes place in a total institution such as the prison shown in the film.
“Keep hope alive!” “Yes! We can.” All of these are slogans of inspiration that define the human spirit. Without hope life would be dull with nothing to work toward in a positive fashion. In the movie The Shawshank Redemption (1994), the director, Frank Darabot, uses time and space to slowly unfold author, Stephen King’s, short story entitled, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Time serves as a dual reference of torture as well as the locale for the slow, eventual achievement of Andy’s escape, his seemingly impossible goal for nearly twenty-eight years. Shawshank redefines the lapse of time for the inmates, especially for the “lifers” like Andy and Red, who can only look forward to death. The implementation of hours can seem like an eternity, and every day seems fuzzy from the next, adding to the seclusion and affliction of imprisonment. Ironically, however, time also verifies the means of Andy’s escape and redemption and gives him optimism throughout his quarter-century in Shawshank.
Burgess expresses the idea that man can not be completely good or evil and must have both in order to create a moral choice. The book deals upon reforming a criminal with only good morals and conditioning an automated response to "evil." Burgess enforces the idea of the medical model of corrections, in terms of rehabilitating an offender, which is up to the individual. That one should determine the cause and then find an exclusive treatment to resolve that individual's case, then apply it. This is the case with the character Alex, a juvenile delinquent introduced into prisonization then conditioned by governmental moral standards. This lack of personal moral choice imposed upon Alex creates conflicting situations in which he has no control over. This is apparent when trying to readjust into society. As conflicts arise within the spectrum of criminal justice the main focus is revolved around the corrections aspect of reforming the criminal element.
Typically, inmates are submissive, while prison guards and officials are illustrated with absolute power. Throughout the film, the guards, captain, and warden are shown to be aggressive and violent towards the inmates. They emphasize their authority through sanctions and beatings. Further evidence for this abuse of power is evident during Red’s attempts for release from Shawshank. After decades of parole board hearings, Red tells the board that he no longer cares for release. The board grants his parole for no apparent reason, which depicts the abuse of power that is held by the prison workers. Even after Red is free, he still feels the influence of his imprisonment. The culture shock he experiences can be primarily influenced by the drastic change in authority over his own actions. This is something that many people experience following their release from prison because they no longer remember how the normal society
Prisoners like Red and Andy take the situation they are in and try and make a positive environment for all involved. We see Red as a friend to everyone in the prison. He has respect from the other prisoners and is known as the guy who can get things. Even though he made a mistake in his past, he moved past it to become a better person. Andy on the other hand was wrongly convicted but still tried to be a good person. He gained respect from his fellow inmates by doing nice things for them; he got them beer and played music for everyone to hear even though he knew he would get in trouble for it. Again we are proved the opposite to our previous views on prisoners.
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Many of the prisoners were affected mentally by the administration of Shawshank; the key players included Warden Samuel Norton. Norton embodies the contradictory corruption of Shawshank. He justifies his manipulation in the name of faith, and the bible. “The people who run this place are stupid, brutal monsters for the most part. The people who run the straight world are brutal and monstrous, but they happen not to be quite as stupid, because the standard of competence out there is a little higher. Not much, but a little” (53) this quote indicates that the prisoners see the administrators as monsters rather than human this could be caused by infliction of psychological pain. Brooks Hatlen is an example of how the prison system handicapped him mentally into being reliant on the prison system. “What lay beyond its walls was as terrible to Brooks as the western seas had been to superstitious fifteenth century sailors. He was the librarian, an educated man. If he went to the Kittery library and asked for a job they wouldn’t even give him a library card. I heard he died in a home for indignant old folks up Freeport way in 1953, and that he lasted about six months longer than I thought he would. Yea I guess the state got its own back on Brooksie, all right. They trained him to like it inside the shit house and then they threw him out.” (49) Brooks had been at Shawshank since his late twenties. He left at the ripe old age of Sixty-Eight. Shawshank had become his hom...
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addresses the process of adaptation used when converting a literary hypotext to the film medium; The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, Frank) is the film adaptation of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (King, Stephen). The story follows characters Red and Andy who serve life sentences in Shawshank Prison. Over many years a strong bond develops, and Andy, wrongly convicted, inspires many at the prison. After Andy escapes, Red decides to follow him upon being granted parole. The story privileges themes of hope, freedom, institutionalisation, friendship, time, and brutality. The film is similar to the novella, however, some aspects differ from the hypotext. Within the novella, Brooks is a minor character, Tommy Williams doesn’t die, and Warden Norton merely retires. Through altering the story, the film modifies the essence of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption for film audiences and utilises film language to convey meaning. By adding certain scenes, the text takes on stronger themes of hope, institutionalisation and brutality. This draws attention to the themes within the hypotext and thus enhances the parallels between texts.