I know this is late, but I decided to submit anyway."Andy took a handful of exercise yard dirt and began to sift it between his neat hands, so it emerged in a fine cloud. Small pebbles were left over, one or two sparkly, the rest dull and plain. One of the full ones was quartz, but it was only dull until you'd rubbed it clean. Then it had a nice milky glow. Andy did the cleaning and then tossed it to me. I caught it and named it."
Andy has approached the narrator, who is known for obtaining illegal items, in an attempt for a specific item. He wants a rock hammer, because he enjoys collecting precious rocks and gems. In this scene, Andy grabs dirt from the prison yard and easily sifts through the other rocks and chooses the one he knows is the most brilliant; the quartz. This small action shows his previous dedication, interest, and knowledge in the subject of geology. I chose this image because in a way it describes the scene. The prison yard is a gloomy place, and the way the rocks are positioned, even though they are visible, shows that they are all identical. Andy, however, wouldn't see them all as identical, and would easily be able to find out which ones were the most brilliant on the inside.
Book: King, Stephen. "The Shawshank Redemption." Different Seasons. New York: Viking, 1982. Print. (Page 17)
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its ok this time
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