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    “Everyone needs freedom.” Discuss this idea in light of your study of The Shawshank Redemption. The walls of Shawshank are both confining and comforting for the men they imprison. The Shawshank Redemption takes a dual approach to ideas of freedom‚ exploring both the need for a sense of freedom and the desire to remain in the security of the institution. Andy’s twenty-year struggle to escape represents the profound human need to be free. The enjoyment of the prisoners as they share beers

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    As year 10 boys‚ we often question the importance of reading‚ with many of us just reading for fun‚ and not finding any benefits in reading a text. However‚ the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King is beneficial towards year 10 boys because it effectively examines important issues‚ such as the influence of institutions and the power of hope‚ in achieving any desires an individual has. King confronts the importance of hope‚ in achieving any desires an individual has

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    The opening scenes of Shawshank Redemption highlight the extent to which the prisoners have isolated themselves and compromised their sense of identity. Freedom is a frightening concept for Red‚ who dreams of being paroled but eventually‚ struggles to find his place in society after almost forty years in prison. Red identifies Andy as the part of himself who never let go of the idea of freedom. The Power of Hope Hope‚ more than anything else‚ drives the inmates at Shawshank and gives them the will

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    environments. The setting for the road is in a post-apocalyptic world. No locations are used except the road that leads from the forest and once they have entered to the road Mccarthy uses techniques of withholding information to create mystery. In Shawshank Redemption‚ the setting is shown very visually with it first being shown with the use of camera angles particularly a birdseye view showing the whole prison. Both texts show both protagonists have had to adapt to being in these situations‚ neither of

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    In the cinematic adaptation of Shawshank Redemption by Rita Hayworth there are several significant changes seen in moments by Stephen King’s story and Darabont’s film version. The first moment that captured the difference between the story and film is when a young convict named Tommy comes to Shawshank prison who later expresses to Andy that he knows what really happen to Andy’s wife and lover is suddenly killed by the warren in the movie. However‚ in the story it says "Tommy Williams is no longer

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    Although “Shawshank redemption” was situated on Red and Andy’s on dynamic perspectives on hope and the bigger picture‚ the author divided our attention onto different conflicting opinions. “I wanna go home‚ I want my momma” . Symbolism is used to represent ideas and qualities indirectly. The author of “Shawshank redemption” used these choices of text to Symbolise and climax the Tone of the words of the persona on his first night in jail resembling a newborn on his first night after birth.Through

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    Analyse how at least TWO of the following were used to present a main theme: Colour Lighting Music The movie “The Shawshank Redemption”‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ is a movie adaptation of the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. It’s a prison drama about hope and the related issues of freedom and redemption. The director uses features such as colour‚ lighting and music to help us understand these ideas. At the start of the movie‚ we see the main character Andy

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    In The Shawshank Redemption friendship is a big part of the whole plot.In the prison in which the inmmates are in friendship is what in way keeps them sane and stops them from going insane.Especially main characters such as Andy and Red who depend on eachothers friendship to have a meaning to live on.Also you can see friendship is a big thing because everyone in the prison is with someone and has a friend no one is alone.It seems as if they use friendship not only to show they’re not alone but to

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    The Shawshank Redemption Review What can happen to a man‚ if he in his prime gets two life sentences for the murder of his wife and falls into the darkest prison of America? It was a story about Andy Dufresne. He may lose the meaning of life and sink to the level of criminal personalities around him. Or maybe he can just dream. Dream that he can prove his innocence‚ and go beyond the barbed wire. In prison‚ everyone lepers‚ but someone is trying to be a man among beasts and such people are

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    parallelism has driven the misunderstood concept of individually and common ignorance regarding essential life purposes. Therefore‚ unquestioned acceptance of laws has led to the escalated integration of double standards‚ as represented in the film‚ ‘Shawshank Redemption’. The film reflects clear view of the common boundaries of the American criminal system‚ which the prison inmates endure in the specific time period. The films plot is centralised around the character‚ ‘Andy’‚ whom was a victim of the flawed

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