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Title: Andy


1
Andys Role in Shawshank Redemption
Heather Zemke and Liz Del Core
2
Andy Dufrasne played by Tim Robbins
  • Banker from the 1940s
  • In jail for being accused of killing his wife and
    her lover
  • Must serve two life sentences for his act

3
Andys Intelligence
  • The first time the viewers see Andys
    intelligence is the rooftop scene
  • Andy steps out of line to inform his supervisor
    of how to save money
  • Because he stepped out of line, the supervisor
    threatens to throw him off the roof
  • While dangling from the roof Andy is able to help
    the supervisor and be given three cold beers for
    each of his co-workers

4
Librarians Assistant
  • As a result of the discovery of Andys knowledge,
    he becomes stationed in the library and Brooks
    assistant.
  • Andy handles financial affairs for almost
    everyone on the staff - including Warden Norton
  • Andy develops a strong relationship with Brooks
    and Jake, the adopted crow.

5
Time for Mozart
  • Andys first formal act of rebellion against
    authority in the prison
  • Andy locks the officials out of the office and
    plays music over the loudspeaker for all the
    inmates to hear
  • Shots during this scene enhance the meaning
  • Montage to show other inmates reactions
  • Aerial Shot to show all inmates in the yard
  • Close-ups on Andy locking people out

6
Andys Library
  • Andy is strong-willed and went to great extents
    to get a more extensive library
  • receives shipments of books and records
  • this pushes him to write more letters
  • he gets money from the government to increase the
    size of the library
  • he has enough money to dedicate the library to
    Brooks

7
Andys New Project
  • Andy decides to help Tommy receive his GED
  • Andy teaches him how to read and write
  • Andy had to teach him the basics first and keep
    moving up to a high school education level
  • Tommy receives a letter and is unwilling to open
    it to determine the outcome
  • Red opens the letter and finds out Andy succeeded
    in helping him pass
  • in the hole, the guard tells Andy that Tommy
    passed

8
Andys Tunnel
  • Unknown to the prisoners, Andy had been digging a
    tunnel since Red gave him an ax
  • Andy covers the hole by using different posters
    from Red
  • the Warden discovers the tunnel and Andys secret
    by throwing a rock at the guards and Red which
    deflected and made a hole through the poster

9
Andys Box for Red
  • While in the prison, Andy told Red about a place
    where he was engaged and told about a tree and a
    specific rock
  • once Red is released, he looks for this place
  • here Red finds enough money to search for Andy in
    Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean
  • Red violates his parole by leaving the country in
    his search for Andy

10
Andys Dream
  • Red finds Andy on the beach of the Pacific Ocean
  • Andy was working on his dream boat
  • this is an aerial shot as Red and Andy run up to
    each other and hug
  • even though its the end of the movie, it is the
    beginning of their new friendship in a better
    environment
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