In both “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” written by Stephen King and in The Shawshank Redemption written and directed by Frank Darabont, Red tells us early in the story that Andy did not commit the crime he was Jailed for. Injustice can be defined many ways the most relevant being “violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” The theme of injustice is used throughout both works to further enhance and unfold the story.
Andy Dufresne was one of the few men that Red truly believed were innocent. For some time, it was only Andy and Red that knew and believed the truth. The first instance where injustice was shown was when Tommy Williams came to Shawshank. He claimed to have bunked with the man who might have committed the crime that Andy was put in prison for. Andy is turned away and punished by the warden when he brings this information to light. In the novella version Tommy is sent away to a minimum security prison in exchange for his silence, this guarantees that Andy will never be able to attain justice. On the other hand, in the film …show more content…
“The Sisters” were Shawshank’s resident rape gang. The sisters target people they think they can take or that appear weak. Not a lot of deliberation or discrimination, just people who look like victims. The sisters symbolize everything that's awful in the prison, so it's no surprise that they are unjust. They constantly come at Andy again and again. Andy never gives in and keeps fighting. He wants justice, in that he wants to not have to fear for his safety somewhere where his rights have already been taken away from him. The sisters always keep at Andy and he manages to keep himself sane and unscathed. These events all show that injustice was alive and prevalent. In this case injustice fueled Andy. He fought because his sense of hope was strengthened. Just because the injustice continued he did not back down instead he rose up to the
Andy Dufresne was one of the few men that Red truly believed were innocent. For some time, it was only Andy and Red that knew and believed the truth. The first instance where injustice was shown was when Tommy Williams came to Shawshank. He claimed to have bunked with the man who might have committed the crime that Andy was put in prison for. Andy is turned away and punished by the warden when he brings this information to light. In the novella version Tommy is sent away to a minimum security prison in exchange for his silence, this guarantees that Andy will never be able to attain justice. On the other hand, in the film …show more content…
“The Sisters” were Shawshank’s resident rape gang. The sisters target people they think they can take or that appear weak. Not a lot of deliberation or discrimination, just people who look like victims. The sisters symbolize everything that's awful in the prison, so it's no surprise that they are unjust. They constantly come at Andy again and again. Andy never gives in and keeps fighting. He wants justice, in that he wants to not have to fear for his safety somewhere where his rights have already been taken away from him. The sisters always keep at Andy and he manages to keep himself sane and unscathed. These events all show that injustice was alive and prevalent. In this case injustice fueled Andy. He fought because his sense of hope was strengthened. Just because the injustice continued he did not back down instead he rose up to the