The setting of my book is Shawshank prison. Immediately I though "oh god another prison story," although this book has really changed my outlook on prison books and movies. The setting is almost like your there. It’s something you can imagine in your head and you already have an idea of the described setting. The setting pulls you into the story because it resembles the brutality that prisoners suffered in the mid 1900’s. I believe the brutality of the prison is the whole reason the ending is so good. You realize that this innocent man was locked up in such a horrible place and when he finally redeems himself, I as the reader feel redeemed myself. The story wouldn’t be as good unless the setting was the way it is. The reason that I feel redeemed is because after knowing this guy is going through this tough time for no reason I feel so bad for him. No man’s life should be taken away for no reason, just like it says in my book. “They put you in here for life, and that’s exactly what they take.”
Then when the setting changes to the outside of the prison, that’s when you feel a sense of happiness. The trail to redemption had started and now you know the nightmare is over. To be screwed over for year after year, he is the one standing tall in the rain a free man. That setting gives you the idea of the whole message of the book and that is to never lose hope. Like it says in the book “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” If you lose hope you lost a point to keep moving on in life. The setting outside the prison is powerful and epic because he never lost sight of hope. He was the one who prevailed in the end.
Then when the setting changes to the outside of the prison, that’s when you feel a sense of happiness. The trail to redemption had started and now you know the nightmare is over. To be screwed over for year after year, he is the one standing tall in the rain a free man. That setting gives you the idea of the whole message of the book and that is to never lose hope. Like it says in the book “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” If you lose hope you lost a point to keep moving on in life. The setting outside the prison is powerful and epic because he never lost sight of hope. He was the one who prevailed in the end.
