Prison Break is a serial network show that plays on Fox. This show’s premise is about a structural engineer who decides to go to the same prison that his brother is in to break him out. Prison Break brings out many different types of tones and styles which include: grit, humor and plenty of suspense and drama. The show involves criminals with different stories that ended up in the same prison. With this, they all will have to work together to get out of the most secured prison. There are a few characters that were introduced in the pilot episode. These characters show how they are like prior to Michael’s arrival and change when Michael comes to them with this escape plan. Prison Break is more of an ensemble structure. There are a little …show more content…
over a handful of prisoners who escaped and later on reveal their true stores about their lives. Also, Prison Break has a few Non-Linear structures. This means that the story is told sometimes a little differently other than chronologically. The reason for this is because Michael’s lawyer Veronica has to uncover the real truth of why Michael’s brother is in prison. We start off with Michael’s brother, Lincoln, already being in Prison, waiting for his death sentence to arrive. Now we have to uncover what really happened. Michael Scofield, the main character, was a structural engineer who actually took part of designing the prison that his brother is held in. In the pilot episode, the first scene begins with Michael getting his whole upper body tattooed. Followed by a few scenes later with him robbing a bank, he is purposely caught and the Judge sent him to the same prison that Michael designed and which his brother Lincoln resides. We see that Michael has some type of plan because he is observing behaviors and looking at sewers drainages. There was a scene in the pilot episode that Michael sees his brother for a moment and told him that he is going to get him out of prison. Lincoln replied with, “That is impossible”. Michael responded with, “Not if you designed this place”. This is followed by later scenes where Michael showed the tattoos on his body to Lincoln. The tattoos are actually formed in a way where it is the blueprints of the prison. This clearly shows the wants of Michael Scofield. Michaels wants his brother out of prison for a crime that he believes his brother did not commit. The needs that Michael has are the flaws about him. Even though Michael is highly intelligent, he needs help from these different inmates that possess a certain skill that Michael needs. With this, Michael has to trust these criminals with the delicacy of his plan. The needs that Michael is put in other people’s hands, this causes liabilities. Michael’s point of view creates tension for everyone around him, including himself.
In order for this plan to be successfully executed, each inmate has to be willing to sacrifice the fact that if they get caught, the consequences can be lethal. First off in the pilot episode, Michael needs to get familiar with how the prison time works and where access is allowed. From this, he creates friends with John Abruzzi. Abruzzi is inmate who works with the Prison Industry. The P.I. allows prisoners to work and gives them a little more freedom to make a living. This is perfect for Michael to have the freedom to work out his plan and gain more access to vital buildings for his escape route. This puts Abruzzi in a bad spot, since he is the one allowing Michael to work. In an episode called Flight, John Abruzzi calls for an extraction from his Mafia buddies. During the escape, the private jet is flown in and is waiting an airstrip. The tension is caused when one of the officials came to confront the person the private jet about being on the property. The official secretly calls in the station about this unidentified aircraft. Michael causes all these tensions that comes with the escape plan. The reason why Abruzzi is helping Michael is because Michael delivered photos to Abruzzi’s Mafia buddies of a guy who did something bad to Abruzzi in the past. This tells the audience that Michael did his homework prior to coming to this …show more content…
prison. From Abruzzi, this takes us to Michael’s lawyer, Veronica Donovan. From the Pilot episode, she noticed how Michael did not want to argue with the judge to be more sensitive with the ruling of being sent to prison. Veronica visited Michael in prison telling him that she will do whatever it is to get him out. Michael told Veronica to not do anything, but if she wants to help, to find who framed Lincoln. As Lincoln’s death sentence is coming closer, Politicians are being murdered mysteriously and frequently. These Politicians had some type of correlation to the death of the Vice President’s brother. Veronica becomes interested in this because Michael warned her that something very fishy is going on. Veronica is doing some research and trusts her husband I believe with this information. It so happens that her husband is involved with Abruzzi and the man that Abruzzi wants dead. Veronica’s husband takes her hostage and informs the unknown bad guys about what happened. Somehow, Veronica convinces him to let her go, which he does and he gets killed by his fellow people. Veronica then goes to a house that her research shows has to do with something with the framing of Lincoln. At this house, we see that Veronica discovers that the President’s brother is truly alive. This confirms the audience’s notion that Lincoln was really set up from the beginning. She calls the police to let them know of what is happening, but it is not the type of help she was hoping for. The call was secretly rerouted to the people who framed Lincoln. They came to the house where Veronica was and killed her while she was on the phone with Lincoln. Again, from this part of the story, Michael brings tension to someone else because of this escape plan. However, we can also say that Abruzzi is also causing tension to Veronica by having his people try to get to her because of her Intel of the man that Abruzzi wants dead. With Veronica dead, it is hard to prove that Lincoln is innocent. This causes more tension that the inmates are on the run. Next up is Brad Bellick. Bellick is the main guard that works at Fox River, which was the prison that Michael broke out of. Bellick can be characterized as a man who is masculine, stubborn, impatient, and arrogant. He is a corrupt guard who accepts bribes and is very brutal with the inmates. The reason why Bellick is in this paper is because his character went through more hardship than most. It is actually the opposite of what the theme is for the whole show. Bellick went from a hotshot guard being trusted by others and feared by inmates to one of the wimpiest inmates to a Mexican prison. Bellick’s character arc is very well defined than most others. The reason why is because towards the escape from the Mexican Prison named Sona, he couldn’t make it through and sacrificed himself so that others can make it through. The old Bellick was arrogant and stubborn, but learned through all his troubles what these inmates were really like. Bellick became a true hero. Let’s move on to the aftermath of the escape plan. Some inmates get split apart because of it is time to get back to their lives. This is where Prison Break really shines. They take these prisoners and they split them apart to create a story about criminals who share their stories. Even with this, it shares stories of what the police department goes through as well. Let’s flash-forward to an episode that where most of the characters are thrown back in a prison. This episode is called Up and Under. The characters that are involved in the prison named Sona are: Michael, Bellick, Teabag, and FBI agent Mahone. This prison is far worse because there are no regulations. There are fights and unfair distributions of food and water. Especially these inmates are not from this country, they get even worse attention. As we get further into this story, you see that Michael Scofield’s intention does not change. He remains calm and always has some type of plan. The others however, meaning Mahone, Bellick and Teabag have changed. Bellick knows that without the fighting technique of Mahone, and the brains of Michael and the contacts of Teabag, he is nothing. Mahone is also no longer the head boss anymore because his title of being an FBI agent does not mean anything in this prison. He has to follow Michael’s lead because he knows that his life will be very miserable. The theme that can be taken away from this show is that loyalty and love can be powerful. It can be motivation to change yourself to survive, help or even grow. Michael Scofield demonstrated how his rationality through every situation is effective and can be a lesson to all. No matter how bad the situation is, always have a clear mind and never doubt yourself. Persistence and patience are key factors for success in this show. Everything was well thought out to stage all the prison breaks. Even though this show is about criminals who have done some type of wrong doing There was something that was shared in these episodes where Lincoln, the older brother, would do anything to protect his family.
This idea was shared through Sucre, Sara and Michael. Throughout the show, the characters never expressed their love to one another. Even though they broke out of two different prisons, they never really showed any gratitude because they were all focused on the objective. It shows that in life, that you should say the things you want to say, and not have to hold them in. One thing I remember is that Michael Scofield planted origami messages throughout the prison cells to get his message out to people. The shape of the origami is of crane, which simply means to live a long life in peace. That is another theme that Michael wants to spread to his family and
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In the prologue of Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissinger, football team, Panther, has players who have fears/problems to overcome before a important game with their biggest rival the Midland Lee. The main characters include Boobie Miles who had dealt with a tragic accident on his knee the last game he played causing him to get surgery leading him to not play as well as he did before, Jerrod McDougal who knows he can’t make a collage team because of his height, Mike Winchell who lives in poverty with his mother, Ivory Christian who has a love/hate relationship with football, and Brian Chavez who is a gifted football player and student being on top in every class.
After reading the book I have gained a new understanding of what inmates think about in prison. Working in an institution, I have a certain cynical attitude at times with inmates and their requests. Working in a reception facility, this is a facility where inmates are brought in from the county jails to the state intake facility, we deal with a lot of requests and questions. At times, with the phone ringing off the hook from family members and inmates with their prison request forms, you get a little cynical and tired of answering the same questions over and over. As I read the book I begin to understand some of the reason for the questions. Inmate(s) now realize that the officers and administrative personnel are in control of their lives. They dictate with to get up in the morning, take showers, eat meals, go to classes, the need see people for different reason, when to exercise and when to go to bed. The lost of control over their lives is a new experience for some and they would like to be able to adjust to this new lost of freedom. Upon understanding this and in reading the book, I am not as cynical as I have been and try to be more patient in answering questions. So in a way I have changed some of my thinking and understanding more of prison life.
All in all, Kerman’s year sentence in jail opened her eyes to some of the many problems within the federal prison system. She witnessed favoritism, abuse, health violations, etc. that helped her realize that she never wanted to go back to prison, despite all the true friendships she made. Through her use of rhetoric, mainly ethos, Kerman showed her audience a firsthand account of what an actual prison sentence is like. She also explored the idea of how one bad decision can change a person’s life forever.
“Stef Foster and Lena Adams, a lesbian couple, have a family of adopted, biological, and foster children. Mariana and Jesus are adopted 15 year old twins and Brandon is Stef's 16 year old biological son from a previous marriage. Everything is going normal in the house. Until Callie and Jude arrive. 16 year old Callie Jacob and her 12 year old brother, Jude, have been to many different foster homes. But when they get placed with the Fosters, things begin to happen. In this series, the Fosters will deal with many different issues including, hook ups, break ups, romances, and important life lessons.” - Imob
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...ly makes for fresh conversation among inmates, at the same time truly violent acts remind the prisoners of the harsh realities of prison life.
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