Shawshank+Scene+2

Shawshank Scene 2 __Theme__: Andy is trying to gain his freedom __Plot Development__: He approaches the Warden with his story about Elwood Blatch. and tries to prove that Blatch is the man who killed his wife not himself. __Character Development__: A different man is seen in Andy throughout the whole conversation to the point where he was dragged out of the Wardens office and his shouts can still be heard. __Imagery__: Andy standing in front of the Warden while the Warden is seated behind his desk listening to Andy's story. two guards are present but they stand outside the room. __Music:__ Sad and depressing music is heard when Andy is being dragged out of the office. __Setting:__ In the Warden's office. __Cast__: Warden Norton, Andy Dufresne, and two guards. __Irony__: Andy is not a criminal but the criminal himself, Warden Norton, doesn't care about Andy's freedom. __Juxtaposition:__ He changed into a man for the worst, where his smile has disappeared and his face has begun to wear down. __Lighting:__ Gloomy due to the weather outside which was raining. Gloomy inside because of the mood of the scene. __Mood/Tone__: Anger, sorrow and disappointment. __Symbolism__: Although Warden Norton preaches about God, he;s the evil one.

The reason my group would adapt this scene to the big screen is because it's one of the most important scenes in the novel where Andy's murder conviction was a false accusation. The truth comes out about Elwood Blatch and about Warden Norton. Warden Norton doesn't care about Andy's freedom. In this scene in the novel, the reader can see the change in Andy where "he had lost that little trace of smile that always seemed to linger around his mouth. His eyes stared out into space more often, and you get to know that when a man stares that way, he is counting up the years served, the months, the weeks, the days" (p.69). The story of Andy's past comes out where it is seen that Andy was indeed an innocent man. This scene best explaing about the real murderer and the proof of the innocence of Andy. The ironic part of this scene is that Andy is not a criminal. Although Warden preaches about God and believes deeply in God, he is the true criminal in the novel which becomes the symbolism of this scene. The way our group would cillustrate this scene would be to split it up in three sequenes. The first sequence would the view of the outside which is rain and wind with big grey clouds which would last for about 10 seconds, to set the tone of the screen. Then we would move into the second sequence where we we see Andy talking to the Warden and telling him about Elwood Blatch. Andy attempts to tell the Warden that he is innocent, but the Warden wants to hear nothing about it, which carries on to the third and final scene of Andy getting dragged out by the guards. and is furious and continues to scream at Norton even when he has been dragged out of the room.