The Film The Shawshank Redemption a about Andy DuFresne, an innocent man who is sentenced a life sentence after being framed for killing his wife and her lover. Once Andy gets to Shawshank prison he sees the how hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who fear often lack self-confidence and motivation making every obstacle harder. Allowing people just like Warden Norton and Heywood to use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. While hope can help people like Andy and Red believe in their self and help them to overcome difficult obstacles in their life. Fear and hope are opposing emotions while fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free. Which is why the tagline of the film is
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Hope can set you free.’ Is also displayed through Red. When Red is released out of Shawshank into the real world he is constantly in fear when confronted with life, because Red had gone so long without outliving a regular life outside bars. Routine was all that Red knew now and felt fear without it. “That’s what a whole life in prison does for you, young man. It turns everyone in a position of authority into a master, and you into every master’s dog”. Red had even caught himself a couple of times thinking about what he could commit to go back to Shawshank. He almost had no hope left at all, except for one piece of hope; finding that stonewall Andy told him about. When Red finally goes to the stonewall it set him free. The letter Andy left for him had filled him with hope and in doing so Red began to live again as his final lines in the film express his hope and excitement. “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 …show more content…
When you fear that you will fail it can stop you from trying to achieve your goals and dreams. Fear is how most inmates in Shawshank felt and how they lived. Most inmates were in so much fear they would not try simple tasks like getting their high school education. This is seen when Tommy is hesitant to be taught by Andy because he fears he will fail in the end. The inmates constant fear allowed warden Norton to run a corrupt prison as well as it allowed Heywood to beat inmates to death as all inmates lacked motivation to do anything about it and speak up. But once Andy comes along things start to change in Shawshank the library is given books and music and the warden Norton and Heywood start to lose their power over the prisoners. Although the warden Norton tried to make Andy fear him through numerous longs trips to the solitaire and the murder of Tommy but Andy never broke. After Andy exposes the wardens corrupt prison to police Norton takes his own life and Red says “besides the bullet, the last thing that went through Norton 's head was to wonder how Andy ever got the best of him”. It was Andys hope that had gotten the best of him and Nortons own fear had held himself prisoner to him.
In Conclusion the film Shawshank redemption demonstrates the power hope and fear have on peoples actions and their fates. This is displayed through its characters and how hope set them free and gave them
Hope can set you free.’ Is also displayed through Red. When Red is released out of Shawshank into the real world he is constantly in fear when confronted with life, because Red had gone so long without outliving a regular life outside bars. Routine was all that Red knew now and felt fear without it. “That’s what a whole life in prison does for you, young man. It turns everyone in a position of authority into a master, and you into every master’s dog”. Red had even caught himself a couple of times thinking about what he could commit to go back to Shawshank. He almost had no hope left at all, except for one piece of hope; finding that stonewall Andy told him about. When Red finally goes to the stonewall it set him free. The letter Andy left for him had filled him with hope and in doing so Red began to live again as his final lines in the film express his hope and excitement. “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 …show more content…
When you fear that you will fail it can stop you from trying to achieve your goals and dreams. Fear is how most inmates in Shawshank felt and how they lived. Most inmates were in so much fear they would not try simple tasks like getting their high school education. This is seen when Tommy is hesitant to be taught by Andy because he fears he will fail in the end. The inmates constant fear allowed warden Norton to run a corrupt prison as well as it allowed Heywood to beat inmates to death as all inmates lacked motivation to do anything about it and speak up. But once Andy comes along things start to change in Shawshank the library is given books and music and the warden Norton and Heywood start to lose their power over the prisoners. Although the warden Norton tried to make Andy fear him through numerous longs trips to the solitaire and the murder of Tommy but Andy never broke. After Andy exposes the wardens corrupt prison to police Norton takes his own life and Red says “besides the bullet, the last thing that went through Norton 's head was to wonder how Andy ever got the best of him”. It was Andys hope that had gotten the best of him and Nortons own fear had held himself prisoner to him.
In Conclusion the film Shawshank redemption demonstrates the power hope and fear have on peoples actions and their fates. This is displayed through its characters and how hope set them free and gave them