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Shawshank Redemption Andy Dufresne's whole experience I believe is summed up in the very important quote that "crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." This statement made by Red holds many different meanings. Andy Dufresne went through many hardships in "Shawshank" for a crime he never committed which is something no man should endure. Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank with a very steely look in his eyes and a look of composure that was misconstrued as a type of arrogance or mentally weak attitude. Andy knew he didn't belong at Shawshank and just by his body language he made himself a target to many of the inmates. Although Red picked Andy is his horse the fist time he saw him Red obviously didn't think much of Andy and mistook his composure as a weakness and "looked like a stiff breeze would blow him over". Andy then the had the Warden lay down the rules and then had Hadley beats down a prisoner that started the "shit" in prison and Hadley initiated them with "I believe in two things - discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank." Andy Dufresne witnesses the police brutality shown by Hadley throwing around his authority and as a 'new fish' has a break down Hadley severely beat him and that night dies waiting for medical attention in the 'infirmary'. The guards heavy handed approach was one of the main hardships in prison when Andy didn't have any favour he nearly got thrown off a building for questioning Hadley. The police corruption in 'Shawshank' was definitely some of the 'shit' they had to endure when in ... ... middle of paper ... ... could ruin the Warden. After this moment of seeing Tommy dies and spending 1 month in the hole Andy seemed to have enough and looked suicidal but escaped through 19 years of pick hammering the wall through to the sewers he "crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." Not only did he escape he was free from the jail lifestyle and the shit that went on in prison. Andy Dufresne "crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side." He was a free man and was totally clean on the outside world. Maybe he broke out of jail but he wasn't supposed to be there in the first place so what crime did he really commit? He lost 19 years in a maximum security jail having to deal with constant rapings, beatings, corruption and emotional distress but he still was a free man who was happy.
Society can be very cruel; hopes and dreams can become reality or vanish away into the shivering winds. It is important to maintain hope when life is crumbling around you and freedom is what humans strive for in order to execute what they please during their existence on earth. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, is a clear example of freedom combined with hope, illustrated by the characters of Andy Dufresne and Red. Andy, like Red, never loses hope of leaving prison; furthermore they gain a sense of freedom when departing from Shawshank. Having beliefs, in addition to fighting for what you believe is right are virtues that help you to strive for success which ultimately, lets you reach for freedom and hope.
and his move back into his hometown, all the momentum gained from his release, quickly began
...t right, but yet,he never quit. He never said no. In saying that he had to disappear, it’s as if he is stating he had to not see that consequences of his actions. He did not want to get his hands dirty.
Once kidnapped and beaten severely due to his claim of being free, he quickly realized that his identity had changed. There were only a few times that he discussed his freedom throughout his captivity. Once
In 1920, the Congress of the United States ratified the Eighteenth Amendment, which was a ban across the United States on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of all alcoholic beverages. During this time, also known as the Prohibition-era, many citizens smuggled and transported alcohol, a process referred to as bootlegging. The illegal activity brought much stress and challenges for law enforcement agencies of the area; they struggled to continuously keep alcohol off the streets. One man that caused a majority of the stress and stands out for his bootlegging empire is Al Capone. According to many historians and biographers, Al Capone was, perhaps, one of the most notorious and ruthless gangsters of the Prohibition-era based on his involvement in smuggling and bootlegging liquor, as well as his criminal activities.
In Brooklyn - New York, in 1899, Alphonse Capone was born. Johnny Torrio, a bootlegger in Chicago, recruited him when he was at the age of 22. Torrio was one of the many people who had established his business after the passing of the National Prohibition Act in 1920. Capone's job was to persuade proprietors to buy Torrio's illegal alcohol.
The very first person to open a soup kitchen after the stock market crash of 1929 was Al Capone. The very same as long time Chicago Public Enemy Number one. Not only is he known for his violent temper and illegal activities, but also his strong loyalty and honor. Throughout his life he did many terrible deeds and broke many laws, but he also helped a lot of people. Some people are conflicted on their judgement about Al Capone but it is quite obvious that he was very complex man. Al Capone had a well known reputation as a bad man; however, he is lesser known as a philanthropist to the Chicago area, where he made many positive contributions to the city (Chicago Historical Society).
identity if he knew that he couldn't escape from it: "I think now that if I had
got away. he would come back in a better mood to be with his father.
His name was Alphonse Capone. His background, along with thousands of other Italians, the Capone family moved to Brooklyn. It was a new beginning in a New World. The Capone’s were a quiet and peaceful family. Nothing about the Capone family was disturbed, violent, or dishonest. The children and the parents were close. They really enjoyed baseball and were often at games. There was no mental disabilities, no traumatic event that sent the boys into the dangerous life of crime. They did not display sociopath or psychotic personalities; they were not crazy. They were a law-abiding, unremarkable Italian-American family with conventional patterns of behavior and frustrations. They displayed no special genius for crime. Family Parents-Gabriele and Teresina Capone Brothers-Vincenzo (James), Raffaele (Ralph), Salvatore (Frank), Alphonse (Al). Home-The Capone’s lived in a cold-water tenement flat that had no indoor toilet or furnishings. The neighborhood was virtually a slum. The family moved to better lodgings in an apartment over their father’s barbershop at 69 Park Avenue in Brooklyn. This move exposed Al to cultural influences well beyond what was supplied by the Italian immigrant community. Most of the people living around Park Avenue were Irish, although Germans, Swedes and Chinese were also in the neighborhood. Moving into a broader ethnic part of town allowed Al to escape from the all-Italian neighborhood. In their spare time, the ragged children gave the streets an explosive vitality as they played stickball, dodged traffic, brawled and bawled. To be a kid growing up in immigrant Brooklyn, you had to be in a gang (Italian, Jewish or Irish gang). They were not the vicious urban street gangs of today, but rather groups of territorial neighborhood boys who hung out together. Capone was a tough, scrappy kid and
looming over him, he runs into the streets, eventually wandering in remorse. Victor runs into
with the criminal and decided to go on a personal crusade to restore individualism to his world.
from under his feet,he starts to think of alternative ways in which he can be saved from
A tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. A man in this tragedy should not be exceptionally righteous, but his faults should come about because of a certain irreversible error on his part. This man should find a bad or fatal ending to add to the tragedy of the story, for this man in the tragic hero. The protagonist John Proctor portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible; his hamartia of adultery causes great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and he encounters catastrophe through recognition and reversal.