Shawshank Redemption

When Andy Dufresne is wrongly sentenced to two life sentences, he initially has a difficult time upon entering the prison known as Shawshank. As a successful banker, Andy's life on the outside was nice and structured, with a lot of peace. His sentence was linked to the murder of the man his wife was cheating on him with and due to a drunken stupor, Andy is unable to remember the events as they transpired. When his cosmos is ruined by going to prison, he is immediately shut into a world of chaos amongst various other inmates.
Red describes the prisoners of Shawshank in an interesting way, saying that everyone in the prison is innocent. This concept for the prisoners allows for them to remain spiritually sound and at peace with themselves. Also when referencing the "Sisters", Red describes them as inhuman and that is why they lack the sense that a normal person would. These "Sisters" are aggressive rapists in the prison who have little mercy.
Andy's life is changed when he begins offering financial advice to the prison staff in exchange for protection and resources. An interesting theme in Shawshank Redemption is that while there is the concept of redemption, a special kind of cosmos is presented as well. When an older inmate named Brooks, who has worked as the prison librarian for years, is released, he cannot function as a normal member of society. Due to being so institutionalized, Brooks is not able to be a regular part of society. In prison he had value and could be a helpful and meaningful member of the community with his friends. On the outside, he could not keep up or be acclimated with the outside world. His cosmos was gone and he descended into chaos. It is seen that this also happens to Red. Red eventually gives up and completes a favor for an old friend.

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