Shawshank

How much money did Andy stand to gain from his wife's life insurance policy?

$50,000

What name did the boston register dub Andy?

"The Even Steven Killer"

How are Andy's glasses described?

round metallic glasses

how many drinks did Andy consume per year?

4

What is another term used to describe the prison guards?

screw

the inmate, who when released from prison in the early fifties, can't adapt to outside life

Brooks halten

this released inmate soon

is confined to an old folks home in New England

what happens to tommy williams?

Norton transfers him to a minimum security prison

Byron Hadley's big problem in May, 1950 is...

the money has has inherited

George Dunahy left Shawshank Prison because...

he is discovered operating a car repair racket in Shawshank

the man to whom "the glass is always half empty"

Byron Hadley

the man who killed Andy's wife

Elwood Blatch

What finally frees Andy from "the sisters" is...

Hadley and Stammos put him to work finding tax loopholes for themselves and some guards; such a man is not to be terrorized

andy takes over the library position from

Brookes Hatlen

one of Andy's long term political projects during the fifties is to

persuade the legislators to award $$ to prison library

As Andy and Red discuss morality, Andy reveals his threefold theory of morality. The world is divided into 2 types of ppl...

those who hope for the best and those who hope for the best and expect the worst

red is known as

the man who can get it

andy's one roommate after 1950 is

chief Normaden

the roommate's one complaint about Andy is

Andy's cell was drafty

the wardens of shawshank are

dunahy, stammas, Norton

the "grain and drain" routine is a program used by

Norton

Local construction contractors hate the Inside Out Program because...

prison labor is slave labor, and prisons can underbid contractors with cheap labor

After arriving at shawshank, tommy williams is first told the story of the murder of andy's wife by

ernie "the messenger"

when williams is told the story of murder of andy's wife, he realizes,

he once had a cellmate who was the murderer

the murderer known by Tommy williams is a plausible candidate because

he is a violent man who is easily sent into panic and overreaction

red learns about the embarrassing, emotional details of Andy's frightening talk with Norton about the murder and the possibility of a new trial from

"chester" who was eavesdropping

one way andy is a dynamic character (undergoes important inner change)

andy's personality changes for a few years when he is outmaneuvered by Norton on the matter of Tommy williams and the murderer

When the law came after Andy back in 1948, Andy and Jim...

Invented Peter Stevens as a false identity

the problem facing Andy by 1967 is

Jim died, and Andy can't control his money investments

There's a big hayfield in Buxton and in that hayfield in

a key to a safe deposit box

Andy met his friend Jim

in the war

according to red, what testimony hurt Andy the most at trial

andy's own overly cool and unsentimental testimony

cons who try to escape this way are stupid cons

over the wall

how does red describe being institutionalized

pull some dumb job that hasn't got a chance in hell of succeeding just to get himself back in side

in what year did Andy escape from shawshank

1975

who was the poster of in Andy's cell when he escaped

linda

how long did it take Andy to tunnel through the wall?

29 years

geology is the study of

pressure and time

who does warden norton order to crawl through the hole in Andy's room?

Rory Tremont

while both are still in prison, Andy sends Red a gift. What is it

2 matching sculpted pieces of quartz

3 months after Andy's escape

Norton resigns from shawshank

Andy removed the crumbly "wall concrete dust and dirt" from his cell by...

sewing little pockets in the legs of his pants and walking it out to exercise yard

andy had to leave when he did because

the plumbing at shawshank was about to be fixed

In Red's opinion, Andy

would've never attempted to escape has he not found a pre-existing corridor leading out of his cell

one of the interesting digressions (long discussions / tangents) towards the end is

Red's discussion of the history of concrete

One of Andy's projects is

to help convicts pass high school equivalency tests

from the narrative of the story, most events of Andy's stay at shawshanks are directly witnessed by

Andy himself, it is his story

Red's boss on the outside doesn't like him because...

red scares his as a possible violent man

what did red feel would've been the worst kind of theft after he was paroled

taking the black glass from the stone wall

how much money did Andy leave for red in the plastic bag?

1000

What is the amazing this that happens to red after he completes his first narrative?

He is paroled

What is the name of the town where Andy heads to in mexico

Zihuantanejo

what most amazes Red about the outside world

how fast everything is

What is Andy's new name?

Peter Stevens

According to red, if Andy had been paroled before he escaped,

the routine check of Andy's cell upon release would have revealed the hole in the wall and Andy would have been put back in Jail

The reader known about the details of Andy's escape from

red witnessed the day after the escape. the rest he pieces together using memory and logic

what does red call his trips to buxton fields

a fool's errand

Example of Hope

Andy being hopeful to give the inmates better futures. Works hard on his library

Example of Institutionalization

Brooks Hatlen spent years of his life and prison and struggles to adjust to the outside world. Being in prison for so long impacted him psychologically and he was so accustomed to life inside that dies shortly after leaving.

fear

There is a general fear of the sisters and what they will do. Inmates stay quiet, try not to get on their bad side and don't tell the guards about anything that happens to them

power

Some prison guards like to abuse their power. Byron Hadley uses his power against the inmates with threats and punishment.

corruption

guards taking bribes and ignoring how items are illegally brought into the prison

redemption

Red's name is the first part of redemption. Once he meets Andy, he is able to become hopeful for the future and his own personal redemption in order to create a better life for himself.

normality

Andy always keeps his nails clipped. Keeping this put-together part of him from the outside world.

freedom

Andy breaks the very prison walls that were keeping his away from the outside world so that he is able to experience freedom. He escapes and lives without being caught for the rest of his life.

time

Red constantly mentioned how long Andy took to plan and follow through with his escape. He talks about the years in which the hole was finished, but Andy still had not left. This part seems drawn out and an emphasis is placed on how much time is passing

persitance

Red is persistent in going to the parole board and continuously showing how much he has grown as a person. He doesn't give up after being denied parole numerous times.

rehabilitation

after he spends time in prison, Red feels guilty for what he did and doesn't want to harm anyone else. He refuses to sell items that could be used to cause harm / dangerous

why officers experience PTSD and are 2x more likely to commit suicide

-Watch many horrible things happen --> PTSD
-PTSD can lead to depression and anxiety which can cause suicide

What was the names of the study that Philip Zimbardo conducted?

Stanford Prison experiment

What was the catalyst for war on drugs?

the death of Len Bias, basketball player who died of overdoes.

describe the popular conspiracy theory to explain how US went from ambitious to actual war

CIA was bringing drugs into black neighborhoods to destroy black people and feed into stereotypes. these became a war once police stations were given money or combating drugs which led to much more violence in everyday neighborboods

explain how beasly, crants and hutto seized an opportunity

they made and sold prisons. $34 / day was made from each of their prisoners. created a business model like any normal company

describe how/why swat teams came to be used in residential neighborhoods

used to see if suspects have drugs. Highly trained for these situations, have experience with catching drug users

what act helped address the example of abuse of civil foreiture.

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act

contributing factors when it comes to legal misrepresentation

large caseloads for public defenders, bad working conditions and low pay discourage good attorneys from working in the system, plea bargains create a pressure to plead guilty to avoid the hard journey of the legal system.

pitfalls of solitary confinement

considered torture, stunts mental development in juveniles, little regulation/time limits, higher suicide rates