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考试班级:2010级英语(语言文学方向)1、2、3班#

2012-2013学年第一学期《高级视听说》试卷

Term Paper (1 x 100)

Directions: You are required to write a critical and analytical essay of 1,400 to 1,500 words in English on one of the following movies that we have learned this semester, The Graduate, Kramer vs. Kramer, Dead Poets Society, Philadelphia, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Scent of a Woman and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The essay should AT LEAST include four aspects: background, themes, conflicts and analysis of one protagonist or antagonist.

Your essay should be written on the ANSWER SHEET provided. The essay must have a TITLE. It should also have either foot-notes or tail-notes (author’s name, title of the book, title of the journal, title of the article, date of publication, and page of quotation,) when quotations from others are used. In your writing, when you read or refer to any materials either in print or from websites, these materials should be listed APHABETICALLY according to the surname in the REFERENCES after the essay. The deadline for submitting your essay is January 11, 2013. All the essays in print must be submitted to my office (Room 403, Wenxin Building) on Pukou Campus before 5 p.m. on January 11, 2013. In the meanwhile, all the essays must be emailed to the following address: lengjiecheng@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/fb10037678.html,, and the subject of your email should be: your student ID No., with a hyphen plus your name in Chinese. Everyone should fill in all the required information on the ANSWER SHEET provided.

Most important of all, the essay should and must be a written product of your own profound reflection of the movie being discussed. Any plagiarizing of other people’s academic achievements will result in failure.

Example of References:

References所列顺序以作者姓氏字母顺序排列,中国作者在前,外国作者在后。1.胡文仲. 高等学校毕业设计(论文)指导手册外语卷[M]. 北京:高等教育出版社,

2007.

2.穆诗雄. 英语专业毕业生论文写作[M]. 北京:外语教学与研究出版社,2006.

3.Baker, Mona. Routledge Encyuclopaedia of Translation Studies, London: Routledge,

1998.

4.Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), https://www.wendangku.net/doc/fb10037678.html,/whos.html

Other requirements:

1.页边距:上

2.00cm,下2.00cm,左2.50 cm,右2.50 cm

2.字号:标题:三号加粗;正文:小四;脚注/尾注、参考文献:五号

3.字体:英文:Times New Roman;中文:宋体

4.行距:单倍行距

考试班级:2010级英语(语言文学方向)1、2、3班#

Salvation lies within

——The Shawshank Redemption

Abstract: Through the analysis of the movie The Shawshank Redemption,the article shows us the power of hope. Salvation lies in our minds.

Key Words: Redemption; Legal system; Institutionalization; Freedom; Hope; Friendship

1.Introduction

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American film adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It is a story about Andy Dufresne who was sent to prison for a murdering he wasn't guilty of. Before his prison life, he is a superior banker, lived a life with fame and fortune. The impression Andy leaves is calm and upright, wordless and thoughtful, meticulous and patient. He is extraordinary in his work, but fails in his marriage. After being betrayed by his wife,he is so angry but he tries to calm down instead of killing them. Unfortunately,he is still sent to Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover based on circumstantial evidence.At the beginning of his life in the Shawshank prison, he had a quiet way about him...he strolled like a man in the park without a care or a worry in the world.1At the some time, he always thinks why he was subjected to that terrible things and molested by homosexual people. His life without any goals is meaningless, only like animals living and walking around. Probably, he will be destroyed by the discipline. However, an outdoor work changes his situation. It is the first time in Shawshank prison that he feels like a free man and has dignity. Andy makes a lot of good friends especially Red. He does a favor with the guards in order to do some gravy works. He begins to help warden and guards to deal with tax affairs, even help warden deal with dirty money. In return, he can keep away from homosexual people, spend years sharping and polishing rocks, build a good the prison library and help his inmates get high school diploma. In prison, a man will do most anything to keep his mind occupied. He finds his way to live. Tommy’s appearance gives Andy a chance to prove his innocence, but warden killed him and makes Andy despairing. He decides to go away with the tunnel he hewed for almost twenty years by a rock hammer. In the end, at a night with thunderstorm Andy escaped from Shawshank.

2.Background

The Shawshank Redemption was produced in 1994. It was not a real story. As I mentioned, adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. This story happened in the 1947, 2 years after World War Two. At that time, because of the war, the social did not return to a normal way and was complex, stagnant and disordering. So to most of the people, living in that period was difficult , that is why the number of prisoners are keep growing. Although the legal system of American is robust and paying more attention to human rights, the process of law is not very strict and cautious. And the most important is people who experienced the war fear war and crime.

After the war, people did not recover from this catastrophe. One thing is they worry 1Excerpt from the movie monologue , Ted’s description about Andy

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the beginning to the end of this movie, all I can see is despair, but I see a beautiful hope in the end. As Andy had said , ‘Life has only two choices——get busy living or get busy dying.’2 And in the real life everyone is able to be busy living, but not everyone can do that all the time. The film's leading role Andy is a real man who has strong mind and perseverance. He saved himself. He found his way for redemption.

3.Theme

The Shawshank Redemption is is a shocking excellent film. Though this special background——prison,this film not only shows the inside story of The United States judicial circle, but also let people understand that adversity does not make people abandon the thirst for freedom, longing for a better life. The shawshank redemption is excellent and encouraging film. Facing frustration, hardship and failure, depressed or active, insist on or give up. Which you wound choose? This film gives us an answer. Freedom and hope is undoubtedly the most important subject of the movie. They are soul of it. It is very meaningful in today that many people lose themselves in busyness and lose their joys. So the guide to hope and freedom is absolute necessity. As the film poster says:‘Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free’. 3In addition, Andy and Red's friendship deeply moved the audience. Evaluation of simple words to this movie: It is a blockbuster expose the shady American justice, a picture about life which be painted with friendship and hope, contains the philosophy of life as a metaphor to the world.

What’s more, the relationship between freedom and hope is very significant. The film tells us that freedom is based on hope, you would not have real and meaningful freedom if you do not want to have the courage to find hope. It is very difficult for people to achieve their ideal of freedom. This does not mean we should give up the fight for freedom. Freedom and hope can be linked together if we built this desire for the ideal freedom on the base of our hope.

4.Conflict with Hope and Institution

Andy brings hope and redemption to these prisoners in the sinking shawshank redemption,especially to Red. Brooks was a contrast to Red's role, because he has been institutionalized. Red could have be as the same as Brooks, and he says:‘These walls are kind of funny like that. First you hate them, and then you get used to them. Enough time passed, get so you depend on them. That's institutionalized. ’4Brooks loses all hope and regards prison life as a normal life. After his release from prison, he can not inter the society and commit suicide. In fact, Red will go with Brooks, until Andy’s arrival. Andy is redeemer to Red, keeping him away from killing himself. Andy taught Red the beauty of the music, life and hope. You will never forget your faith and hope of the life. This proof a strong man can save himself,a great man can save another.

5.Analysis of Bible

The Bible represents the true, the good and the beautiful. It says that people can get redemption though believing and confessing. But in this movie, we can also understand it that the Bible is the Word of God, and the only standard to judge everything in this world and the 2Excerpt from the movie

3Movie poster’s slogans

4Excerpt from the movie , Red’s commend to institution

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eternal life. The Shawshank Prison is world, warden is God, and Bible is institution. I think

this plot is so ironical. A faith is used as a control method and gorgeous coat to cover the sin.

Warden says to reporter that he use the power of bible to save the prisoners souls ,actually he

use prison to make money and treat them as slaves. He even hides the dirty money behind the

Bible. From that, Bible in this movie is ‘Vice is often clothing in virtue's habits.’5

6.Conclusion

The movie The Shawshank Redemption is a mirror of the black part of the society, in

which there are oppression and abnormal treatments such as shawshank prison . In that

terrible situation, Andy Dufresne is still full of hope. Though trapped in prison, he never give

up the chance to be a free man and keep to be a free man in mind. He tries everything to

remain his hope and achieve his redemption. Andy’s persistence, patience, prudence, as well

as his wise contribute to his redemption. Without them, Andy would be institutionalized and

never dream of hope and freedom. He also changed his inmates lifestyle and encourage them.

We should learn to be optimistic in face of any difficulties. This film make people

self-reflection. Have you been in some ‘prison’ or ‘institutionalized’? What will you do when

you are cornered at last. In our diary life, mang factor can influence us in many aspect. We

will be disappointed. Although we want to save ourselves, we feel helpless to do anything

about it. However, it is wrong to consider things in that way. Salvation lies in our minds.

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2.爱书阁博客《肖申克的救赎之自由与呼唤的力量》

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3.陈绍恋: 禁锢·希望·自由—解读《肖申克的救赎》意象衡水学院学报 2009

4.王爱娟,《肖申克的救赎》中的哥特式冲突,安徽农业大学学报( 社会科学版) 2007

5.史蒂芬.金(S.King):《肖申克的救赎》[M]施寄青,赵永芬,齐若兰译,北京人民出版社 2006

6 Roger Ebert 2007-07-31The Shawshank Redemption review

7 Hands,E: The Metamorphosis of Stephen King.Hllage V oice.1999

8 肖申克的救赎维基百科

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