“The Shawshank Redemption”

• a short story by Stephen King “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”, Different Seasons

• describing prison life in the 1940s, 50s and 1960s

“The Shawshank Redemption”• a short story by Stephen King “Rita Hayworth and the

Shawshank Redemption”, Different Seasons• describing prison life in the 1940s, 50s and 1960s• Andy Dufresne• Red (narrator)• Brooks• Haywood• Tommy Williams• Warden Samuel Norton• Captain of the Guards Byron Hadley

The Shawshank Redemption

• Andy Dufresne• Red• Brooks• Haywood• Tommy Williams

• Warden Samuel Norton• Captain of the Guards

Byron Hadley

Shawshank paper

• Select two scenes from the movie and connect them to Biblical scenes and include a quote from the Bible for each example

• Your 3rd paragraph should be a powerful conclusion about the shawshank redemption and its message!!

• Due: next class or email me!!

Andy Dufresne/Randall Stevens: • Christ Figure, represents the human and divine

natures of Jesus, • Andy was an innocent man living among the

guilty, similar to Jesus associating with sinners. • God became human and one of us so that he

could reach, preach, teach.• teacher, understanding, uses reasoning to help

his fellow prisoners by becoming one of them• Suffered, was misunderstood, wrongly accused,

beaten and tortured

salvation

• “Remember salvation lies within”• Within the Bible, Andy hides his rock hammer• In the book of EXODUS• The Grande Exit or “the great escape” of the

Hebrews from slavery in Egypt with their powerful leader MOSES

Red:

• as John the Baptist, Red was the original leader of the prison but allows Andy to take over out of respect and admiration for Andy's intelligence and wisdom. • Similar to John the Baptist Jn 3:30

• as Peter, Andy wants to give Red the tools to meet him and help him with his project.• Similar to Jesus when he asks Peter to "follow me"

Jn 21

RED:

• finally granted parole… WHY??• First and second times he said he was totally

rehabilitated, claimed innocence• When you do what you’ve always done; you’ll

get what you’ve always got!!!• Now he admits guilt and regret

The Characters

• Brooks: MT 27 Judas commits suicide by hanging himself and giving up on hope and life which are so precious to Andy.

• Haywood: ?• Tommy Williams: a Martyr willing to testify to

the truth and dies for it

The Characters

• Warden Samuel Norton and Captain of the Guards Byron Hadley

• Religious Authorities and the Roman Government (Pontius Pilate) Mt 27

• They represent corruption and greed, and the abuse of power

• Remember, greed is the root of all evil!!

THE MESSAGE

•FEAR CAN HOLD YOU PRISONER;•ONLY HOPE CAN SET YOU FREE!!

THE MOVIE QUOTES

• “I believe in two things; discipline and the Bible. Here you will receive both. Put your trust in the Lord, your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.”

• “Bull queers take by force, it is all they do and all they know”

• “They are not homosexual; you have to be human first; AND they don’t qualify”

THEBIBLICAL QUOTES

• MK 13: 35– “Watch, therefore; you do not know when the

master of the house cometh,”• JN 8: 12– "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will

not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." • “Remember……. “Salvation lies within”• “Lord! It's a miracle! Man up and vanished like a fart in

the wind”

Andy’s Quotes• “I am a rock hound”• There’s something inside that they can’t touch; it’s YOURS………HOPE

• “O Red I thought you had a little more FAITH in me than that!!”

• “On the outside I was an honest man; I had to come to prison to become a crook”

• “I don’t work with losers… if we are going to do this, you need to give 100% nothing half assed

• motivation motivation• Discipleship!!!!!

Red’s Quotes

“Only guilty man in Shawshank” • “I have no idea what those 2 Italian ladies were

singing about, but I’d like to think it was so beautiful it can’t be expressed in words and makes your heart ache because of it.”

• “Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.”

• “Andy built a library”

More of Red’s Quotes• “He's just institutionalized...The man's been in here fifty

years, Heywood, fifty years. This is all he knows. In here, he's an important man, he's an educated man. Outside he's nothin' - just a used-up con with arthritis in both hands. Probably couldn't get a library card if he tried...these walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, it gets so you depend on 'em. That's 'institutionalized'...They send you here for life and that's exactly what they take, the part that counts anyway.~

• CRIME AND CONSEQUENCES

And more RED

• “I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made those walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free.”

ANDY AND RED• Andy Dufresne: That's the beauty of music. They can't get

that from you... Haven't you ever felt that way about music? Red: I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it though. Didn't make much sense in here. Andy Dufresne: Here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget. Red: Forget? Andy Dufresne: Forget that... there are places in this world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside... that they can't get to, that they can't touch. That's yours. Red: What're you talking about? Andy Dufresne: Hope.

ANDY AND RED

• “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”

• “I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”

RED

• “Not long after the warden deprived us of his company, I got a postcard in the mail. It was blank, but the postmark said Fort Hancock, Texas. Fort Hancock... right on the border. That's where Andy crossed. When I picture him heading south in his own car with the top down, it always makes me laugh. Andy Dufresne... who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side. Andy Dufresne... headed for the Pacific.”

ANDY AND RED

• Andy Dufresne: Dear Red. If you're reading this, you've gotten out. And if you've come this far, maybe you're willing to come a little further. You remember the name of the town, don't you? Red: Zihuatanejo. Andy Dufresne: I could use a good man to help me get my project on wheels. I'll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready. Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well. Your friend. Andy.

The Symbolism of the Shawshank Redemption

• The mini posters• the big poster• the library• the opera music• the rocks• the sewage pipe• the prison cell• the storm and rain• the fishing boat

• the reunion!!

The Symbolism of the Shawshank Redemption

• The mini posters: serve as a distraction…. For the big poster• the big poster: represents the dream, visualizing his freedom• the library: Old Testament and New Testament representing the

old and new Covenants (MT is the BRIDGE)• the opera music: MT 5 The Sermon on the Mount the Beatitudes

(THE MESSAGE OF HOPE TO THE HOPELESS)• the rocks: Peter Mt 16• the sewage pipe: Mt 27: Jesus carrying the cross to the crucifixion• The prison cell: Mt 28: the empty tomb• the storm and rain; as Andy stands in the rain he outstretches his

arms Baptism, new life• the fishing boat: MT 4: calling of the first disciples, fishermen • the reunion: along the seashore!! Fishing anyone???

The Connections to The Gospel of Matthew

• The Genealogy and Infancy Narratives• The Temptation Narrative• The Sermon on the Mount• The 10 Commandments and The Beatitudes• The Judgment of the Nations

THE LESSONS LEARNED• VIRTUES• FAITH, HOPE, LOVE• THE GIFT AND VALUE OF • TRUE LOYAL FRIENDSHIP• Andy continuously writes letters; digs

through a tunnel over years and accomplishes his goals

• Persistence pays off!!!