Sociology Behind Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank Redemption is by far, the best movie I have ever seen pertaining to sociology. This movie displayed themes of sociology better than The Breakfast Club and Dead Poets Society. Shawshank Redemption mostly dealt with socialization and things related to socialization. Also, Total Institution desocialization and resocilaization are shown in the movie.
First of all, Socialization is shown in the movie. Socialization is described as the learning process that begins at birth and ends at death. Here I have a great quote from the movie that shows Andy’s socialization. “The funny thing is on the outside I was an honest man, strait as an arrow, I had to come to prison to learn how to be a crook. Another thing the prisoners had to learn was no blasphemy was aloud in Shawshank. Also, Red (Morgan Freedman) changed considerably in the years he knew Andy. Throughout the movie, every decade he tries to get released on parole, but always gets denied. As a result of everything he has......
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