Doe Zantamata, an American author, once said, “Good friends help you find the most important things when you have lost them...your smile, your hope, and your courage.” In Frank Darabont’s film The Shawshank Redemption, hope and friendship are a large part of the characters’ lives, as they are inmates in the Shawshank prison. Andy is a newcomer and intrigues Red, an inmate who has been in the prison for a long time. Although Red is not sure what to think of him at first, they soon become good friends. Someone’s identity not only shapes that individual, but also the friendships one makes. Andy and Red’s contradicting identities draw them towards each other and transform their lives forever through their unique friendship. When it comes to Andy’s identity in the movie he goes through a change, arguably a growth, during his time in prison. When he is first sentenced and brought to the prison, he is very quiet and keeps to himself. Even Red says when he first saw Andy, he did not think much of him. But gradually Andy allows himself to get to know others and for others to know him. He shows he has a very confident side. According to Oxford Journals, “Confidence in one’s abilities generally enhances motivation,” (Benabou and Tirole). The first time the audience sees this is when the inmates are tarring the roof and Andy decides to suggest that he can do Hadley, the chief guard, and other guards’ taxes. He was even threatened to get thrown off the roof, and yet he continued to
As he lay on the ground, he thought about how his life hadn't been about being Andy but about being a Royal. Andy was stereotyped many times throughout the story, but all those stereotypes did not reflect Andy and who he was. For example, when the couple refused to help him at the sight of his jacket, they forgot to see that Andy wasn't
And in the end when the police finally find him the police only see him as a royal, not andy whereas the only two people that see him as andy are himself and his girlfriend, Laura. After
Andy Dufresne does not let the faults of the justice system ruin him and the way he acts. Andy is very hopeful throughout his journey at Shawshank. King makes
As the story progressed, Andy was always sensible towards risk and reward, but his level of hope did not always remain static, as is evident when the warden notes that Andy "‘used to walk around [the] exercise yard as if it was a living room and [Andy was at] one of those cocktail parties…but [he doesn 't] walk around that way anymore '" (71). The loss of spring in Andy’s walk presented that he was losing hope; however, it was clear that his hope had rebounded when he told Red his dream. Andy 's character in Stephen King 's "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" proved that if there 's a will there 's a way. Also, Andy himself had changed in the story, but discreetly. Andy, who may have been innocent but was by no means an angel, walked into Shawshank as naked as a newborn.
I don't think Andy was a psychopath, but that could be
Life constantly bombards us with series of twists and turns which we inevitably have to battle. In these times of struggle, we often look up into the light for small glimmers of hope that helps motivates us to push forwards. While we struggle, hope has always been by our side. In Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, and its film adaptation, directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, the theme of hope is perpetuated through Red’s character. It tells a life story about Andy Dufresne, a life sentenced convict who proclaims his innocence, who is sent to Shawshank prison.
He did not, however. Instead of surrendering hope, Andy acts upon his own will and persistently pushes himself to live in a society he does not belong to. Through the various characters inhabiting inside the maximum-security penitentiary, Shawshank Redemption
Secondly Andy is intelligent. Andy is intelligent because, he learns that being a Royal (gang) or a Guardian (Another gang) or even a Police Officer, these are titles they define what you are not who you are. Andy learned that a title is just a name people judge other on. Thirdly, Andy is determined. Andy is determined because Takes his jacket off no matter the pain.
Andy is extremely optimistic and that is why his stay at Shawshank isn't so terrifying. He is a very calm and wise fellow, he doesn't snoop around and get into other people's business. His character is way different from the typical inmate, he isn't all thug looking, he isn't a bully or one of those inmates who starts brawls for no reason, no he is a whole different prisoner from the typical inmate that you think of. For example, when the bullies at Shawshank try to bully him and make him do some unbelievably sick things, he uses his intelligence outsmart them. Andy was living a normal life, he was never a trouble maker or one of
Analysis of their re-entry needs, strengths and challenges; Andy has some initial difficulty adjusting to prison life, especially because many of the other prisoners think he’s a snob. Andy is a very unique character he is an innocent of the murders of his wife and lover. The kind of re-entry needs that Andy needs is counseling for sure he is a very isolated individual he likes to keep to himself. He also needs something to do during prison, as in running the library is very beneficial to Andy.
Andy eventually begins to fit in, after wowing the guards with his banking expertise Andy gets a new life in shawshank, a life as "a convicted murderer who provides sound financial planning". With his new connections Andy has the opportunities nobody before him really had, he was able to create a real library within the prison, play music over the speaker, and even got his new friends some cold beers. This is not your typical prison movie with riots and constant violence, sure it has its gruesome moments but overall it tells a very gentle story of camaraderie, and how one man can make a difference. Without giving any spoilers I would have to say from start to finish this movie had me hooked, it had comedy, suspense, and even some action. Without the excellent acting of Warden Norton (Bob Gunton) and Captain Hadley (Clancy Brown) I would not have had anything to cheer on Andy against.
The character trait that describes Andy best is acceptance. Andy shows acceptance when he is realizing that he is dying from his knife wound: “He felt alone, wet and feverish and chilled. He knew he was going to die.” (Hunter 5). The evidence above suggests that Andy is showing acceptance because he already knows that he is going to die, so he stops trying to get help.
In prison Andy received multiple threats from the guards, the warden, and other inmates. Often these threats were not carried out and were simply used as a means of control, but the times that they were carried out had an effect on the way that Andy behaved for the remainder of his sentence. There is no debate that prison life changes a person and the identities that they hold. For Andy, he developed multiple identities that varied depending on the situation that he found himself in. Doing so allowed him protect himself to the best of his abilities.
Andy opened the eyes to many inmates showing them that they can achieve something much bigger than a life sentence during their time in prison. Andy’s personality never changes throughout his time in Shawshank,
One specific friendship in the movie was Andy and Red. When Andy first arrived at Shawshank Red was betting against him. In the middle of the movie Red and Andy became really good friends. Red and Andy were there for each through the good and though the bad. Right before Andy escaped he told Red if he would ever get out of Shawshank to go to the open pasture where he proposed to his wife.