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Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in The Shawshank Redemption, now a major motion picture from Columbia based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" in Different Seasons by Stephen King. A prisoner exacts a revenge and escape so meticulous, so brilliant, that no one... read more
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Andy Du Fresne, innocently convicted of double homicide is sent to the Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine for the rest of his life. He becomes friends with Red, who is able to smuggle anything into the prison. Andy hears that some of the guards are having financial issues and helps them run... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Andy Dufrense: prisoner at Shawshank. Main character who is convicted of murdering his wife and her accused lover.
- Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding: Narrarator and Andy's best friend - the guy who could get it for you
- Sam Norton: Warden at Shawshank. Seventh day Adventist.
- Warden Samuel Norton: As a devoted Christian who is obsessed with the bible, he is he warden at the prison and is the main antagonist.
- Heywood: One of the men in Red's gang of convicts.
- Captain Byron Hadley: The intemperate chief of the guards and the other main antagonist. He does not believe in beating inmates.
- Tommy Williams: A young convict with lots of prison experience.
- Bogs Diamond: Head of "The Sisters" gang and prison rapist.
- Brooks Hatlen: Long time inmate and now prison librarian.
Quotes edit
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“"Either get busy living or get busy dying"”
Andy Dufrense
Setting & Locations edit
Most of the book takes place in a Maine prison.
- Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine: The prison where most of the characters are being held or working.
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"There's a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America, I guess- I'm the guy who can get it for you."
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Publication Date: 1982
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Page Count: 94
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Publication Date: 1982
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Page Count: 94
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- Dewey: 813.54
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