Examples Of Punishment In The Shawshank Redemption

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When watching the movie The Shawshank Redemption there are many signs of The Pains of Imprisonment. The Deprivation of Liberty comes to mind when talking about this movie. Andy experiences this when Tommy pleades for him because he knows he is innocent because the guy that killed Andy’s wife and the golf pro told Tommy that he killed them. When the warden of the prison comes up and confronts Tommy about if Andy is innocent he ends up killing Tommy because he does not want Andy to be a free man. Andy did so much for the prison and he could never really get let go he just kept getting thrown in the hole again and again. Another thing that comes to mind is the Deprivation of goods and services. This happens in this movie for the good and the

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