Riley Freeman

Satirical cartoons that air on television, such as The Boondocks and Black Dynamite, deal with racial topics and are viewed as humorous forms of entertainment. These cartoons are not taken seriously since many audience members misinterpret the cartoons’ context. Viewers not understanding the context of the shows and repeatedly viewing these images cause many to associate these events in the cartoons towards reality, which is one of the effects of the Ideomotor Theory. Fans of these shows also go…

The simile of the air vent for the pressure cooker is a way that authorities let the dominated groups feel not dominated and have control over parts of their lives. Henceforth, those who are not in charge are led to the illusion of control. The constant pressure leads to the implosion and the destruction of the system, but as the authorities dominate and the dominated people taste the goodness of freedom and control of their lives, the authorities get more powerful. The dominated ones get used…

The Castle Newly out of the penal system This country has an overcrowded prison system show by recent prison related statistics. “The Castle,” an autobiographic production about four ex-convicts, describing from criminal offenders face upon their release. The play is based on the real-life experiences of four ex-convicts by Rory Anderson, Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Thomas Jones, and Victor Rojas who all collaborated with David Rothenberg on the script that telling their true stories. Anderson, who…

As a part of my engagement assignment I decided to build a connection with a faculty mentor. After reading through the staff listing on the Arizona State website I decided that I wanted to sit down and talk with Professor Gregory Bernstein. I chose Professor Bernstein, because I read in his bio that he had written and sold several scripts. Becoming a writer for television and film is my goal, and the reason I chose to attend ASU, so I was interested to see what advice he could give me about the…

The movie The Shawshank redemption was produced by Frank Darabont and based off of the Stephen King book The Shawshank Redemption. The film is based around figures of hope for the inmates as a sense of relief to help them by the difficult times. The theme hope is portrayed throughout the film as objects, and in the protagonists Andy Dufresne and Ellis Boyd ‘Red Redding’. The major moments where hope was developed was scenes with music, specifically the scene of the warden’s office and the record…

Interpretation The concept of desire in Shawshank Redemption is demonstrated by the inmates hope. The inmates in Shawshank redemption exhibit the desire for freedom. They are driven by the hope that strengthens their will to survive in their surroundings. The character Andy struggles to contain and maintain his sense of value towards himself and escape that prevent him from being consumed by depression, stress and anger when he is under solitary confinement. His desire for seeing ‘the light’…

“The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Bessie Head expresses optimism about the future of South Africa because it shows convicts and law enforcers working together. At the beginning of the short story, Brille and his fellow convicts are resentful towards their warder. As the story progresses, Brille and his fellow inmates realize that Hannetjie is not a terrible person. When Hannetjie first meets Brille he tells him “‘I’m your Baas’” (Head 127). Hannetjie expresses a sense of hierarchy against the…

The Shawshank Redemption uses cinematography, editing, and sound design to convey the dramatic plot of the movie. The lighting, editing choices, narration, and music increase the emotions the viewer feels throughout the film. This paper will discuss, cinematography, editing, and sound design used in The Shawshank Redemption. Cinematography used in The Shawshank Redemption helps the viewer to understand what the characters are feeling and the emotions that should be felt. The lighting inside…

In Frank Darabont's screenplay for the film, "The Shawshank Redemption," Andy Dufresne , the protagonist, is sentenced for two consecutive life terms in Shawshank prison for the murder of his wife and her lover . Andy knows that he has not committed these crimes and was somehow framed for their murders. Andy suffered in prison initially because the other prisoners were thinking that he was a snob and especially because of the frequent attacks and rape from a gang of men called " the sisters".…

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…