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    Rehabilitation vs institutionalisation The film The Shawshank Redemption addresses the process and consequences of institutionalization. Released in 1994 and directed by Frank Darabont‚ it is based on a novella by Stephen King titled Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. Both works trace the lives of long-term prisoners in Shawshank Prison. The fictional penitentiary‚ located in Maine‚ is run by the corrupt Warden Norton and guard captain Byron Hadley‚ the former involved in money

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    is the fear Andy Dufresne‚ a man who has been convicted of murdering his wife and her lover‚ lived with through the beginning of his sentence before becoming friends with Red and some of the guards. The film The Shawshank Redemption and the novella “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” portray the effects of prison life including the rising and the falling of certain prisoners‚ along with the friendships and connections made. Along with the film and the novella‚ “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather and

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    ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont tells the story of Andy Dufresne‚ who is falsely accused and imprisoned for the murder of his wife and her lover and is sent the Shawshank prison. Darabont uses many important scenes throughout the film to show certain key ideas and themes to the viewer. He uses camera shots‚ lighting‚ voice-over and dialogue to help develop these ideas of freedom. One of the key scenes in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is the rooftop scene which uses a number of

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    “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”‚ taken from the collection Different Seasons published in 1982‚ is one of Stephen King’s most acknowledged works. The novella is written from the perspective of Red‚ an inmate of Shawshank State Penitentiary‚ who recalls the story of Andy Dufresne‚ his friend and fellow inmate. Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine‚ is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary to serve a double life sentence after being falsely accused of murdering his wife and her lover. In his narrative

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    In the film‚ Shawshank Redemption‚ the director‚ Frank Darabont‚ uses editing to emphasize many unique moments in the picture. Different cuts are made‚ special effects are used‚ and parallel edits are put to work in this film in several aspects to accentuate certain feelings and emotions in specific moments throughout the film. One of the first aspects of editing that I notices was in the first few minutes of the film. During this moment‚ the audience is shown a gun. This gives the views the idea

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    evaluate those that surround you and know how your decisions will affect or benefit them. It comes to the importance of planning to fairly win and acting upon it. Reading: Bhide & Stevenson 1. Do you agree with Bhide and Stevenson that honesty doesn’t pay? Why or why not? A: I have to disagree with Bhide and Stevenson. I understand that in the business field‚ honesty can sometimes be misunderstood and taken in the wrong way. Many organizations do not appreciate an employee sharing their opinions especially

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    The Shawshank Redemption For my analysis‚ I chose the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont directed Shawshank and wrote the screenplay based on the novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by author Stephen King. The movie was made in 1994 and produced by Niki Marvin. The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins as two convicts serving time in a New England prison named Shawshank. Tim Robbins plays a man named Andy Dufresne‚ a banker‚ who gets convicted of murdering his wife

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    The Stranger‚ Shawshank Redemption & Existentialism The philosophy of Existentialism described in The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ and Shawkshank Redemption by Stephen King and Frank Darabont.What is unique about these two stories is the fact that the veiwer can view Existentialism in the lives of two men who are opposite in personality‚ yet do similar actions. Even though there are many varietes of existentialism can be categorized into six major themes: existence before essence‚ reason is impotent

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    Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemption is all about relationships‚ there are many that influence Andy (the main character). He changes in many different ways throughout the book‚ these relationships influence the different ways Andy changes. The relationship I would like to discuss is one between Red and Andy. The relationship between Red and Andy is more brotherly like because they look out for each other. During the opening of the book Red and Andy aren’t very close they talk but not very

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    he considers how a lack of belonging as a child impacted upon his own sense of purpose‚ whilst in ‘Ancestors’ he explores the extent to which his connections with family ancestry affect his sense of self-identity. Likewise‚ in the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ director Frank Darabont uses the characters of Brooks Hatlen and Andy Dufresne to explore how it is affiliation with community that creates a strong sense of self. It is through the process of belonging to groups and communities that individuals

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