Prof Myrna Monllor Jimnez English 124 copyright 2016

Prof. Myrna Monllor Jiménez English 124 copyright© 2016

About Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption “No way, Frank, baby. I don’t even have to open it to know no one in their right mind is going to make a movie out of this leviathan. It’d translate into a film as long as the director’s cut of 1900. ” • Written in 1982 • Published in the book Different Seasons • Adapted for the stage in 2009

About the Novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption • Subtitled Hope Springs Eternal • Covers themes of fear, loss of control, psychological torture through the depiction of life in a high security prison

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The Beginning There's a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America guess - I'm the guy who can get it for you. Tailor-made cigarettes, a bag of reefer, if you're partial to that, a bottle of brandy to celebrate your son or daughter's high school graduation, or almost anything else. . . Within reason, that is. It wasn't always that way.

The Beginning What is the purpose of beginning with Red’s crime? I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty, and I am one of the few people in our happy little family who is willing to own up to what he did. I committed murder. I put a large insurance policy on my wife, who was three years older than I was, and then I fixed the brakes of the Chevrolet coupe her father had given us as a wedding present. It worked out exactly as I had planned, except I hadn't planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the neighbour woman's infant son on the way down Castle Hill and into town. The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes at the edge of the town common, gathering speed. Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue and burst into flames. .

How does Red introduce himself in the novella? 40 years. 3 consecutive life sentences Admits having committed the crime A guy that can get things “Have I rehabilitated myself, you ask? I don't know what that word means, at least as far as prisons and corrections go. I think it's a politician's word. ”

What was Red’s punishment for his crime? Why is Red writing the story? How is Andy described? What do we learn about him that is different from the film story? What do we learn about other prisoners compared to Andy? What year did Andy arrive in prison> Do you, as a reader, believe Andy was innocent? The story goes into greater detail about the trial. What information are we provided? “They read the scripture, but you can see a different scripture in their faces. ”

Why does Red… Tell us stories about what the prisoners bought from him? Relate the businesses the different wardens established? Tell us about other prison breaks?

Andy Dufresne “In 1948 Andy was thirty years old. He was a short neat little man with sandy hair and small, clever hands. He wore gold-rimmed spectacles. His fingernails were always clipped, and they were always clean… He always looked as if he should have been wearing a tie. ”

Characters You Should Know • • • Robert Alan Cote Glen Quentin Linda Collins Kendricks Sherwood Bolton and Jake The sisters Bogs Diamond Byron Hadley Warden George Dunahy • • • Brooks Hatlen Warden Greg Stammas Normaden Samuel Norton Tommy Williams Elwood Blatch Peter Stevens Sid Nedeau Richard Gonyar Rory Tremont

The Ending “Andy was the part of me they could never lock up. ” I hope Andy is down there. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

Differences between the novella and the film Why is Red in prison? What happens to Tommy, Warden Norton, Hadley, the Sisters? How would you describe Red and Andy’s friendship?

Differences between the novella and the film

About Frank Darabont Has been nominated for three Academy Awards for stories based on Stephen King books. • The Green Mile • The Shawshank Redemption • The Mist

About the Movie • Nominated for 7 Oscars in 1994 • 91% Rotten Tomatoes • Box office flop • Critics praised its acting, realism, and story • On the list American Film Institute’s list of best 20 th century films • In 2015 selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress

About the Movie Stephen King sold Frank Darabont the rights to his novella for only $1. Like Citizen Kane and It’s a Wonderful Life , the film didn’t make much money upon its release. Now it has become a cult classic. Darabont considered Tom Hanks and Kevin Costner for the role of Andy. Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and Paul Newman for Red.

The Title of the Film Implies salvation Is a contradiction How can a prison provide redemption?

The Shawshank Redemption: The Beginning Andy’s flashbacks in court Example of foreshadowing: at the end of Red’s narration of Andy’s story, you will see another gun, the Warden’s If I didn’t care… would I feel this way?

The Shawshank Redemption The Beginning Andy is seen through Red’s eyes “Icy and remorseless man”

Establishing character

Red, the narrator What is Red’s purpose in telling the story? How is Red compared to Andy? Does his being black affect in any way the story? How is Red portrayed?

The Setting

Rachel Welch Marilyn Monroe Rita Hayworth Marking Time

• The failures of the prison system Tommy • Narrates how Andy changed prison life Brooks • Establishes the problem • Seeks redemption Red Andy Dufresne Plot Development through Characters • The injustices of a corrupt system

The Antagonists Warden Norton Bogs Hadley

Themes Redemption Baptism/Rebir th Hope Integrity Dehumanizing prison system Freedom

Parallel Characters “I had to come to prison to become a crook”

Andy and the Warden Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh (Mark 13: 35) I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8: 12)

Parallel Characters Notice the checkers game.

Parallel Characters Brooks was here. So was red.

Parallel Characters

The Turning Point Notice the position of Tommy’s body as he is shot. “There can’t be a little shred of doubt”

God’s eye view

Warden’s ending Notice Einstein sticking his tongue out.

Warden Norton’s Ending

Warden Norton’s Ending Another man gets ready to use his gun.

Warden Harding’s Ending

How does Andy achieve redemption?

Red’s redemption

Red’s redemption

I hope Andy is down there. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

Symbols Also foreshadows what will happen.

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing

Symbols The rock hammer, rocks

Biblical “Salvation lay within”

Biblical

Water “A river of dirty money? ”

Symbols Music and books as a humanizing factor.

Music “You need it so that you don’t forget that there’s something inside that they can’t get tohope”

The Crow

The Oak Tree

The Shoes

The Box Its lid is a drawing of the ship the Queen Mary. Both a symbol of voyage and an element of foreshadowing.

Chekov’s Guns Andy’s rocks and rock hammer The posters Andy’s gun The embroidered picture in the warden’s office

Color, Symmetry • Names of previous inmates are carved on the walls. Notice also the carving of names in the halfway house. Leaving a mark in life. Carving his own name on the wall, Andy discovers the way out • Extensive use of shadows • Water • Blue • Many God’s eye view angles

Interesting Shots

Interesting Shots

Bibliography • http: //www. filmsite. org/shaw 2. html • http: //thestorydepartment. com/structure-the -shawshank-redemption/ • http: //mentalfloss. com/article/57589/15 things-you-may-not-have-known-aboutshawshank-redemption