Comparison Of 1984 And The Shawshank Redemption

There is no question that 1984 and The Shawshank Redemption are very important works that demonstrate important lessons that can be applied to peoples lives. But one of the big ideas they portray is how one can persevere and maintain their inner lives no matter their circumstance.But 1984 and The Shawshank Redemption demonstrate different outcomes of this idea. 1984 shows the outcome of when someone fails at maintaining their inner lives. The Shawshank Redemption meanwhile shows what happens when one succeeds.Both characters have a vision for the future. Andy and Winston fight for change through maintaining hobbies.Winston fails to change his scenario while Andy Dufresne succeeds. In both the novel 1984 and the movie Shawshank redemption two

He hopes that people will rebel and stop believing and listening to the party's ideas. Winstions thought of rebellion and the party being taken begins with the proles. As Winston thinks that along with his journal and trying to expose the lies of the Ministry of truth that if the proles come together they could maybe overthrow the party. Winston writes “If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming disregarded masses, 85 percent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated.” (Orwell 72) Although it is very unlikely, Winston still believes that the party could be overthrown and that the proles are the key to it. Even though Winston knows that the proles would probably not be smart enough for it he still tries to think that there is a small possibility. These different ideas keep his hopes for the future possible in his mind. The same way Winston has these different ideas for the future Andy Dufresne also keeps these unrealistic hopes while being stuck in an equally difficult situation. The situation Andy Dufresne is put in would most likely break most people and would leave them lose hope for the future as they are stuck in prison for life. But Andy is different because throughout the entire movie no matter what happens Andy also clings to the possibility that he can at the least turn his situation into a somewhat regular

Along with the journal Winston’s relationship with Julia is also a hobby Winston uses to rebel against the party. Because love is severely restricted and has been done in a certain way according to the party, if people start breaking those rules it could lead to other people breaking the rules too. When Winston meets with Julia it can be considered a major blow to the party. Winston explains this saying “Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act.” (Orwell 133) This along with the journal are two ways that Winston has some form of short term success in going against the party. In addition to Winston using his hobbies to fight against the party, Andy also uses his hobbies to strive for change in Shawshank prison. There is not much that Andy could have done to fight for change in the prison as he was a prisoner and could not have a huge say in the matter. But one thing he could do was try to make his life better along with the people around him and he did that through his hobbies. Andy had many different hobbies, some that were just meant to make his life feel a bit more normal and others that made a real difference in the entire prison. Reading and playing games were more personal types of hobbies but starting up the library and teaching other inmates were hobbies that