Interpretation
The concept of desire in Shawshank Redemption is demonstrated by the inmates hope. The inmates in Shawshank redemption exhibit the desire for freedom. They are driven by the hope that strengthens their will to survive in their surroundings. The character Andy struggles to contain and maintain his sense of value towards himself and escape that prevent him from being consumed by depression, stress and anger when he is under solitary confinement. His desire for seeing ‘the light’ keeps him motivated. He illustrates his desire by developing hope in reality where he evaluates the progress he makes annually by drawing on the concrete wall of his cell on his escape. His imagination enables him to devise a plan that guarantees his freedom especially when he knew that the chances …show more content…
When it comes to the concept of sympathy, empathizes with Andy, and that’s why he believes in his innocence. Andy also empathizes with his fellow inmates when he included them in his deal with the guard on solving his tax problem in exchange of the beers. However, Red doubts Andy’s plan for the escape and assumes it as Andy’s imagination but when Andy’s cell is declared empty, that’s when Red realizes that Andy was not joking. In Casablanca, the concept of desire is illustrated by characters as a result of the situations that they find themselves in. In Currie’s word, “in thinking about film and desire it is important to be clear what kinds of desires we have in mind. The desiring in relation to filmic and other fictional narratives needs to be seen in the context of a theory about the natural capacities and function of the imagination (Wartenberg 146). We need to figure out the
The concept of desire in Shawshank Redemption is demonstrated by the inmates hope. The inmates in Shawshank redemption exhibit the desire for freedom. They are driven by the hope that strengthens their will to survive in their surroundings. The character Andy struggles to contain and maintain his sense of value towards himself and escape that prevent him from being consumed by depression, stress and anger when he is under solitary confinement. His desire for seeing ‘the light’ keeps him motivated. He illustrates his desire by developing hope in reality where he evaluates the progress he makes annually by drawing on the concrete wall of his cell on his escape. His imagination enables him to devise a plan that guarantees his freedom especially when he knew that the chances …show more content…
When it comes to the concept of sympathy, empathizes with Andy, and that’s why he believes in his innocence. Andy also empathizes with his fellow inmates when he included them in his deal with the guard on solving his tax problem in exchange of the beers. However, Red doubts Andy’s plan for the escape and assumes it as Andy’s imagination but when Andy’s cell is declared empty, that’s when Red realizes that Andy was not joking. In Casablanca, the concept of desire is illustrated by characters as a result of the situations that they find themselves in. In Currie’s word, “in thinking about film and desire it is important to be clear what kinds of desires we have in mind. The desiring in relation to filmic and other fictional narratives needs to be seen in the context of a theory about the natural capacities and function of the imagination (Wartenberg 146). We need to figure out the