Application of Hero's Journey to Shawshank Redemption

Group Members: Seohee Kim, Sol Kim, Yoosun Sung

Our Story: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Andy's journey)

Why we chose it: We found the story interesting-not too obvious but not too difficult.



ACT I

1. Ordinary World: 
Outside the prison

2. Call to Adventure: 
Trial, charged of murder though he's innocent, sent into the prison

3. Refusal of the Call: 
defends himself, tries to prevent himself from being institutionalized

4. Meeting the Mentor: 
Red

5. Crossing the Threshold: 
breaking the prison


ACT II 

6. Tests, Allies, Enemies:
Tests: sisters, wardens
Allies: Red
Enemies: Samuel Norton(first seemed to be an ally of Andy but soon turned out to be the biggest enemy)

7. Approach to the Innermost Cave:
-As a librarian, Andy planned meticulously about his escape-by washing dirty money of the wardens and letting them have him his own room for almost the entire prison year. 
(Playing the money for the wardens)

8. Ordeal:
Samuel Norton refuses Andy's request to retrial his case, and eliminates the most important evidence(Tommy Williams) that can help prove Andy innocent.

9. Reward:
Getting out of the prison.

ACT III 

10. The Road Back:
He climbs out of the sewer and gets off his prison clothes, gets the key he had hidden twenty eight years ago, go to McNary, sending a postcard to Red.

11. Resurrection:
A happy hotel owner in Zihuatanejo in the name of Peter Stevens, with abundant money.

12. Return With the Elixir:
Leaves a letter to Red, shows that he successfully escaped and achieved his dreams.