Andy`s story is one about redemption, he did not let himself get dragged down the to life of a prison inmate, rather he sought to offer hope for those around him; he reestablished and created a Library which would be used to help educate inmates, he crushed the Sisters reign of terror, and he bridge prisons class system. Basically, Andy became a Christ figure for Shawshank Penitentiary since he came as framed innocent, did his time and helped everyone, and then left. He basically spent thirty years living out his life in a similar, yet different way than Jesus did; he came, he served, he redeemed, and continued on. Basically, Andy was a living example of John F. Kennedy`s words about conforming to others expectations, “ Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. He refused to give up on his dreams and after thirty plus years he was able to make those dreams a
Andy`s story is one about redemption, he did not let himself get dragged down the to life of a prison inmate, rather he sought to offer hope for those around him; he reestablished and created a Library which would be used to help educate inmates, he crushed the Sisters reign of terror, and he bridge prisons class system. Basically, Andy became a Christ figure for Shawshank Penitentiary since he came as framed innocent, did his time and helped everyone, and then left. He basically spent thirty years living out his life in a similar, yet different way than Jesus did; he came, he served, he redeemed, and continued on. Basically, Andy was a living example of John F. Kennedy`s words about conforming to others expectations, “ Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. He refused to give up on his dreams and after thirty plus years he was able to make those dreams a