Bob Cratchit

Through the days in Shawshank, Andy never lost hope. Loosing hope inside of Shawshank is like Captain Hadley beating “Fat Ass” in the first scenes. “Fat Ass” lost all hope as soon as the prison doors shut and he knew there was no escape. Andy took this into consideration to always have his guard up and not let things get to him. When meeting Red he met somebody who reflected Andy’s life. Seeing how Red was a down to earth guy helped Andy throughout his time in Shawshank prison. The director of…

Vinoth Loganathan Mark 3.9 Frank Darabont – Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile Anne Bradstreet once said “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” Frank Darabont effectuates this simple principal in his work. He successfully illustrates and imparts this comprehension into the mind of his viewers making his impact in the world. It can be drawn that this principle is close to his heart as it is craftily presented in most of his works. Frank…

Rastafarians and reggae artist such as Bob Marley called attention to the institution and practices of the Babylon System that were central to the maintenance of slavery, colonialism, and neo-colonialism. The symbolical music strategies of “chanting down Babylon,” were more effective in the proposition for revolution than Frantz Fanon’s ideas in The Wretched of the Earth. The symbolical music strategies of “chanting down Babylon” were important because they provided the people with songs that…

pioneered the new reggae sound like Toots and the Maytals, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, the luminary of reggae in Jamaica, hugely contributed to the international style of Reggae and advocated for social change. In this paper, I argue that reggae is a place where social and political messages take roots and can be expressed powerful to the audiences. I will specifically focus on the reggae’s biggest star Bob Marley and look at the historical background of 1970s Jamaica when Reggae…

There are a number of conflicts Frank Darabont used to show institutionalisation in the film Shawshank Redemption. This is shown in physical, verbal, internal conflict between the prisoners, guards and the warden. Conflict can be found in the form of physical violence. At Shawshank prison physical violence was not only common between the inmates but the guards were also violent toward the prisoners. The first few years Andy was at Shawshank Red’s voice over stated he would, “every so often, turn…

Whether you are a railroad worker in the tunnels, or a young folk in New York, music and popular culture shaped the work experience in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Scott Nelson, the author of “Steel Drivin’ Man”, and Kathy Peiss, the author of “Cheap Amusements”, found ways to show the effects of the new called popular culture harmoniously, while dealing with completely different worlds in America. The stories of young women and their choice in leisure, and the legend of John…

The Black Parade (2006) and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010) are two albums made by New-Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance has gone through many different phases in music and style. Each album created and curated a new era in their career. Each era to this day has cult followings with definitive styles and interests. “The Black Parade” and “Danger Days” are arguably the two most well-known My Chemical Romance Records, and they both have a large…

My Live Aid At my Live Aid I would have One Direction (with Zayn Malik), Zayn Malik, 5 seconds of summer, Ed Sheeran, All Time Low, Green Day, blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, Tonight Alive, Taylor Swift, Halsey, Little Mix, Panic! At the Disco, Hozier, Good Charlotte, Twenty One Pilots, Sex Pistols, Ramones and my own band Verge of Chaos performing. I picked these artists because all of them are my favourite bands and artists. They are my favourite…

Redemption Song recounts the story of slavery; Bob Marley sings about faith, self-preservation, hope, and freedom in his depiction of the Afro-Jamaican emancipation from slavery. In the opening lines of Redemption Song, the prevalence of “i-talk” is quickly established. Lines 1 through 4 proclaim these words, “Old pirates yes they rob I, Sold I to the merchant ships. Minutes after they took I, From the bottom less pit” . The notion of oneness as one Afro-Jamaican nation is evident in these lines…

Joan Baez is an American folk musician. Her music often contained messages of protest, calling for social justice (specifically, nonviolence, civil and human rights, and the environment). She began recording music in 1960, achieving immediate success as a folk singer, but since the countercultural movement, has diversified to rock, pop, classical, country, and gospel. Baez’s unique vocal style and political activism had a significant impact on popular music. She was one of the first artist…