Andy Dufresne's Concept of Hope
Inari Malone
Professor Duquesne
English 1010-43
07 October 2014
Andy Dufresne’s Concept of Hope Two life sentences, an innocent Andy Dufresne accused of killing his wife and her lover! The prison doors slam, he’s there for one week, two weeks, three weeks, then four, and eventually a year passes. It’s not looking too good for Andy, it looks as if he could be here for a while. At this point, others would have absolutely no hope as far as their future is concerned. The outside world that they once knew has become completely foreign. However, even with the cards Andy are dealt he remains hopeful. “Where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith” best said by Robert Brault. The use of hope in the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and the movie The Shawshank Redemption proves that people actually can remain hopeful even when they are placed in a hopeless predicament. The first instance of Andy Dufresne remaining hopeful in the novella would be when he decided to partake in odd jobs to keep his mind sane throughout his sentence. One project after the other. Andy constantly thought of ways to occupy himself. Every step Andy made was towards freedom and no one was ever suspicious of that, in fact that never crossed anyone’s mind. One of Andy’s first projects of Shawshank Penitentiary would be him and a few other inmates tarring the roof. Andy displayed bravery, hopefulness, and that he is very well educated when he is about to be thrown from the roof by butting into the conversation of the guards. It is then that Andy Dufresne talks his way off the edge of the roof and the guards realize that Andy could actually be useful around Shawshank. On the other hand, Andy remains hopeful by getting in good with the people of higher power in the prison. Andy Dufresne was appointed to handle the guards and the warden’s financial mess or in other words, their taxes. Andy worked and he worked which caused for him to spend less and less time away
Professor Duquesne
English 1010-43
07 October 2014
Andy Dufresne’s Concept of Hope Two life sentences, an innocent Andy Dufresne accused of killing his wife and her lover! The prison doors slam, he’s there for one week, two weeks, three weeks, then four, and eventually a year passes. It’s not looking too good for Andy, it looks as if he could be here for a while. At this point, others would have absolutely no hope as far as their future is concerned. The outside world that they once knew has become completely foreign. However, even with the cards Andy are dealt he remains hopeful. “Where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith” best said by Robert Brault. The use of hope in the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and the movie The Shawshank Redemption proves that people actually can remain hopeful even when they are placed in a hopeless predicament. The first instance of Andy Dufresne remaining hopeful in the novella would be when he decided to partake in odd jobs to keep his mind sane throughout his sentence. One project after the other. Andy constantly thought of ways to occupy himself. Every step Andy made was towards freedom and no one was ever suspicious of that, in fact that never crossed anyone’s mind. One of Andy’s first projects of Shawshank Penitentiary would be him and a few other inmates tarring the roof. Andy displayed bravery, hopefulness, and that he is very well educated when he is about to be thrown from the roof by butting into the conversation of the guards. It is then that Andy Dufresne talks his way off the edge of the roof and the guards realize that Andy could actually be useful around Shawshank. On the other hand, Andy remains hopeful by getting in good with the people of higher power in the prison. Andy Dufresne was appointed to handle the guards and the warden’s financial mess or in other words, their taxes. Andy worked and he worked which caused for him to spend less and less time away