Prison Life: Living in and Leaving Prison - The Shawshank Redemption

In this assignment you are going to first watch the movie The Shawshank Redemption and then respond to the reflection questions below.

The Shawshank Redemption is a movie that depicts many of the prison life concepts discussed in Chapter 14 Prison Life: Living in and Leaving Prison. The movie’s two main characters are played by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.

This movie is free through the FAU Library Resource, Swank Digital Campus. Use the link below to access and watch the Movie. If you are prompted to login to the Swank Digital Campus please use your FAU login credentials.

Watch The Shawshank RedemptionLinks to an external site. (Darabont, et. all, 1994)

**Disclaimer- the movie does feature adult language, adult content, brief male nudity, and scenes of violence. If you are uncomfortable with watching this movie, please contact me to discuss alternate assignment.

Reflection Questions

Explain who the characters are and what these two men were incarcerated for.

What were the physical and psychological experiences of prison, described in the book, that were displayed in the movie.

Did the two main stars (or any of the characters) undergo any correctional rehabilitation? If so, which characters and in what form was the rehabilitation?

Describe the process of Freeman’s character getting paroled and the issues Freeman faced reintegrating into society.

Instructions

Watch The Shawshank Redemption movie.

Answer the reflection questions stated above in a Word document.

Your response should be supported by the material, not your opinion.

Include at least 500 words, but no more than two pages.

Use APA format and include in-text APA citation.

The citation of the textbook and any additional sources in APA style must be after your text.

Your answers should be in complete sentences and in paragraph form.

Format the Word Document as directed.

Times New Roman Font, 12-point

double spaced with 1- inch margins on all sides.

Include the assignment number, your name, and the due date at the top of the Word Document.

No title page is necessary.

Grammar and proper sentence structure are a part of the overall grade for the assignment.

Refer to the attached rubric for grading details.

Submit your work to this Canvas assignment page.

This assignment will close at the stated due date and time. Late submissions will be accepted for up to 2 days, however there will be a point deduction.