Shawshank Redemption portrayed such a strong and inspiring theme of hope throughout the course of the movie. As we learned more about the prisoners at Shawshank we saw the hope or lack thereof that many prisoners had. The prisoners of Shawshank had different reasons for being there, they had different ideas of what they wanted to accomplish, if anything at all while incarcerated or after they were released. With compelling evidence Andy had hoped of getting out of prison, Tommy had varying degrees of hope while studying to eventually get his GED, And Brooks had little hope when he was released on parole. However, as the characters sometimes lost hope, and some of them continued to gain hope, we see the significance that hope can have on a person‘s life.
Even though Andy was wrongly accused and sentenced to life in prison, he ended up at Shawshank knowing he was innocent and had hope the he would …show more content…
In addition he had a wife and daughter on the outside. In hope of getting his GED, Tommy asked Andy to help him study. As soon as Tommy convinced Andy he was committed and he wasn’t going to waste his time, Andy aided Tommy in his reading and such. Eventually Tommy became confident and had great hope of receiving his GED. Although when Tommy began to write the test he became frustrated and acted out against Andy and threw his test into the trash. However Andy’s hope in Tommy became visible when he took the test out of the trash and sent it in for him; assuming he would indeed pass and receive his GED. Tommy did lose hope while taking the test, but even so, Andy’s hope in him remained and he knew how badly Tommy wanted this and how hard he had worked for it. Shortly after Tommy received his GED in the mail; he realized Andy had hope in him and sent it in. Although Tommy was in prison, he still had a goal and hope that he could reach it, and he
Even though Andy was wrongly accused and sentenced to life in prison, he ended up at Shawshank knowing he was innocent and had hope the he would …show more content…
In addition he had a wife and daughter on the outside. In hope of getting his GED, Tommy asked Andy to help him study. As soon as Tommy convinced Andy he was committed and he wasn’t going to waste his time, Andy aided Tommy in his reading and such. Eventually Tommy became confident and had great hope of receiving his GED. Although when Tommy began to write the test he became frustrated and acted out against Andy and threw his test into the trash. However Andy’s hope in Tommy became visible when he took the test out of the trash and sent it in for him; assuming he would indeed pass and receive his GED. Tommy did lose hope while taking the test, but even so, Andy’s hope in him remained and he knew how badly Tommy wanted this and how hard he had worked for it. Shortly after Tommy received his GED in the mail; he realized Andy had hope in him and sent it in. Although Tommy was in prison, he still had a goal and hope that he could reach it, and he