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Life In Prison In Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption
Being in prison would no doubt be a hard to live through. Having to live with the mistakes you made, and having tons of time to think about those mistakes would be brutal. In the book "Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King, Red takes about the hardships of life in prison. Although the main reason for the book is to talk about Andy Dufrense.

In one time period of Andy's life, he becomes the librarian at the prison and tries to get as many books as possible for the inmates. The reason he does this is because he knows how hard it is in prison and he wants them to have a chance to learn and their mind to escape from the hardships they face each and everyday. A book can change your life if you let it. Andy knew this would be beneficial for everyone and did his best to raise money to buy books.

If I was in prison, the one book I would want with me would no doubt be the Bible. The
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If you were is solitary Confinement, that is one thing I would sure feel comforted by. To know that there is someone always watching over you, and that he is a comfort in a time of need, and one day you can be re-united with friends and family, can get you through even the roughs conditions.

The Bible not only explains how you can be comforted through hardships, but it also has thrilling stories for entertainment. Stories that are uplifting and encouraging, to stories that are thrilling and unusual. There is no limit to what you can find in a Bible. Every person may get something a little different out of it, and even the same person can learn something new after reading it over again.

The Bible is the perfect book to have with you in prison. There is no end to what you can get out of it, and There is no other book like it. It applies to everyone on earth, and each person can get exactly what the y need out of it. There is no doubt in my mind the one book I would bring with me in prison would be the

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