Evan Adams #11/13

"To get to Solitary Wing you were led down twenty-three steps to a basement level where the only sound was the drip of water. The only light was supplied by a serious of dangling sixty-watt bulbs. The cells were keg-shaped, like those wall-safes rich people sometimes hide behind a picture. Like a safe, the round doorways were hinged and solid instead of abrred. You got ventillation from above, but no light except for your own sixty-watt bulb, which was turned off from a master switch promptly at 8pm..."

This quote really stood out to me. At this point in the story, Andy is sent to solitary after trying to speak to the warden about getting his charges dropped after Tommy confessed. The description of the solitary area is reminiscent of a dungeon. The strong descriptions really emphasize the point that Shawshank's solitary area is not the typical solitary confinement. The prisoners sent down there are in big trouble. This is just another example of how there are so many obstacles thrown in Andy's path, and the type of person he is. He is able to weather these many different things thrown at him, without a complaint or a worry.

Book: King, Stephen. "The Shawshank Redemption." Different Seasons. New York: Viking, 1982. Print. (Page 59)
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