Shawshank Redemption and the Real World You might think it would be difficult to draw connections from a book about a man serving a sentence for being falsely accused of murdering his wife and her lover, but that is not the case. In this essay, I will discuss a few of them, such as who I believe I relate to the most, what this book reminds me of, and how this novella compares to real life. To begin, I believe Andy Dufresne is the character I relate to the most in this novella. Andy was wrongfully accused of something, which has happened numerous times in my life; however, Andy was wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Linda Dufresne, and her lover, Glenn Quentin, which is far more serious than anything I had ever been accused of. I had a reputation as a troublemaker throughout middle school. I was constantly blamed for things I had not done because of my reputation as a troublemaker. Everyone knew they could easily lie and claim I did it, and it would be plausible because I was always in trouble for something. Andy's emotions during the trial are another thing I believe I can relate to. According to Red, "he told his story like a recording machine" (King 8), which led the jury to believe he was a psychopath. I don't think Andy was a psychopath, but that could be …show more content…
As the book demonstrates, prisons frequently feature substandard living conditions, corruption, and many forms of assault. In the novella, the guards were receiving so many bribes due to the corruption that Andy was filing all kinds of paperwork on their behalf to help them launder money. Then there are "The Sisters". As Red tells us, "They are to prison society what the rapist is to society outside the walls"(King 21). This resembles the real world since, as we all know, jails are unpleasant places to be and frequently house gangs of inmates who will do whatever they please to other