Sarah Koenig’s podcast, “Serial” became a popular podcast in 2014 with over 40 million downloads, according to Apple. It is a week by week story that is about a murder case in 1999. The summary of the case is one seventeen year old, Adnan, murdered his ex-girlfriend, Hae, and multiple people were involved with the case along with multiple different perspectives. Sarah Koenig is a journalist, and she wrote for a newspaper in Baltimore which is why she was asked to take a look at the case. Podcast listeners follow her through her journey of interviews of the former suspects, possible witnesses, lawyers, and even Adnan Syed himself. The whole idea of the podcast: to figure out if Adnan Syed really killed his ex, and did he receive a fair trial.
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There were many times when Sarah called Adnan with what was supposedly good news, and almost every time she received a ‘shrug’ answer. Adnan wasn’t thrilled in his conversations nor enthusiastic except for the times he was being accused of an incident (the story of stealing money from the mosque). Adnan has been in prison for so long that the murder case is more than likely nothing to him now. He’s accepted the fact that he is in prison, and whatever pain he experienced or shock, disbelief—it’s all gone now. It’s hard to function without letting go, especially in a setting like a prison. This is why he doesn’t seem to care about the good news Sarah brings him. Any good news would have been nice fourteen years ago, but now it feels as if nothing can change what has happened and it’s time to accept the fact of the matter. In one particular phone call Sarah tells Adnan what was supposed to be hope-filled news about a possible witness to his alibi, but he responds in the ‘shrug’ attitude, “‘Hey, Sarah, how are you doing?”’ asks Adnan, “‘I'm good. I'm good. So I was just talking to Asia McLean,”” responds Sarah. “‘OK”” (Episode 3). This was Adnan’s response to news that at the moment sounded like it could’ve potentially helped him immensely, but the response was a simple, OK. He knows he won’t get out on a legal level, and he keeps it real. This brings up another clue on …show more content…
There isn’t a time in the series where he says he absolutely needs a retrial, or that he desires even probation. In the series, he actually doesn’t even verbally give Sarah Koenig a benefit of a doubt that he’s even a good guy. On one of their phone calls he even says, “I mean for you to say that I’m a great person, a nice person I’ve only talked to you on the phone a few times” (Episode 11). Where Adnan could be saying, “Hey I hope you really get me out of here,” he’s saying, “How do you even know if I’m a good guy?” This is a flag that Adnan is indifferent to the outcome of his story. He’s accepted his fate. At the end of the series Adnan finally comes out with the statement, “I guess what I’m trying to say is that I was able to find the peace of mind in prison that I lost my trial” (Episode 11). Adnan was just glad it was over. There was no urge to fight back and earn a second chance. He was just happy it was over, and this all falls together to the conclusion that Adnan does not care if he’s behind bars or out in the world as long as he has
There were many times when Sarah called Adnan with what was supposedly good news, and almost every time she received a ‘shrug’ answer. Adnan wasn’t thrilled in his conversations nor enthusiastic except for the times he was being accused of an incident (the story of stealing money from the mosque). Adnan has been in prison for so long that the murder case is more than likely nothing to him now. He’s accepted the fact that he is in prison, and whatever pain he experienced or shock, disbelief—it’s all gone now. It’s hard to function without letting go, especially in a setting like a prison. This is why he doesn’t seem to care about the good news Sarah brings him. Any good news would have been nice fourteen years ago, but now it feels as if nothing can change what has happened and it’s time to accept the fact of the matter. In one particular phone call Sarah tells Adnan what was supposed to be hope-filled news about a possible witness to his alibi, but he responds in the ‘shrug’ attitude, “‘Hey, Sarah, how are you doing?”’ asks Adnan, “‘I'm good. I'm good. So I was just talking to Asia McLean,”” responds Sarah. “‘OK”” (Episode 3). This was Adnan’s response to news that at the moment sounded like it could’ve potentially helped him immensely, but the response was a simple, OK. He knows he won’t get out on a legal level, and he keeps it real. This brings up another clue on …show more content…
There isn’t a time in the series where he says he absolutely needs a retrial, or that he desires even probation. In the series, he actually doesn’t even verbally give Sarah Koenig a benefit of a doubt that he’s even a good guy. On one of their phone calls he even says, “I mean for you to say that I’m a great person, a nice person I’ve only talked to you on the phone a few times” (Episode 11). Where Adnan could be saying, “Hey I hope you really get me out of here,” he’s saying, “How do you even know if I’m a good guy?” This is a flag that Adnan is indifferent to the outcome of his story. He’s accepted his fate. At the end of the series Adnan finally comes out with the statement, “I guess what I’m trying to say is that I was able to find the peace of mind in prison that I lost my trial” (Episode 11). Adnan was just glad it was over. There was no urge to fight back and earn a second chance. He was just happy it was over, and this all falls together to the conclusion that Adnan does not care if he’s behind bars or out in the world as long as he has