Shawsank Redemption

different personalities and underlying themes. The personalities of the

inmates are very interesting and when combined they create a fascinating

plot, which gives a different perspective of prison life. The main

characters are Andy Dufrense (Tim Robbins) and Eliss "Red" Redding (Morgan

Freeman). Additional characters such as the wise and simple old man,

Brooks (James Whitmore), and the evil warden help to enrich the movie,

giving it unequaled depth into the psychological aspects of prison life.

The personalities of the Shawshank prison combine to form a community of

sorts. This movie shows prisons not only as a place where murderers and

thieves live, but also as a commune of people who have had problems and who

are attempting to rehabilitate themselves.

The story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his

wife and her lover in 1946, and who is then sentenced to life in prison.

He is sent to the Shawshank prison, the state prison in Maine, which is

known for its harshness. One does not know if it is Andy who committed the

murder of his wife and her lover. What is learned though, is that he is

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