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Rita hayworth and shawshank5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Andy believes that the clerk genuinely believes this recollection is the truth, given that memory is, per Andy, “such a goddam subjective thing” and the prosecution’s story about Andy is so compelling. ![]() Moreover, a clerk testifies that Andy bought dishtowels from him, which were later found at the crime scene. Andy testifies he bought a gun prior to the murders because he was suicidal and can’t account for all his actions the night of the murders because he was drinking though Andy is likely telling the truth, the jurors don’t believe him because he hasn’t told a plausible story. Due to Andy’s self-contained demeanor, the prosecution spins a compelling yarn that portrays Andy as a cold-blooded, premeditated murderer. ![]() Andy was convicted for two murders he didn’t commit because the prosecution was able to tell a more convincing story than Andy himself. The novella itself is a story the narrator, Red, tells about a man he met in prison, Andy Dufresne. ![]() Memories are stories people tell about the past, hopes are stories people tell about the future, and people act based on their memories and hopes-so stories have great power. In Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, stories produce reality. ![]()
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