The Shawshank Redemption

The movie The Shawshank Redemption is about an innocent man, Andy Du Fresne, who is sentenced to two life sentences for supposedly killing his wife and her lover. Whilst in the Shawshank prison he discovers the how the presence of hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who feel fear often lack self-confidence. People can use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. On the other hand hope is an emotion that can help someone believe in their self and help them to overcome difficult obstacles in their life. Fear and hope are opposing emotions while fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free.

Hope is essential for people to look forward and beyond difficult circumstances. If people do not hope for what they want, they wont be able to visualise what they want and how to achieve it. An example of this is when Andy