The Shawshank Redemption as a Dark Fairy Tale

The film, "the Shawshank redemption" is often referred to as a "Dark Fairy Tale." That is, it displays all the basic elements of a classical fairytale, which in turn are characterised by gloom. A fairy tale is defined as a type of literary discourse about morals, values and manners. The typical fairy tale portrays the co-existence of good and evil in which the conflict of power and social relators is evident throughout the plot, and ultimately results in the good becoming superior to the evil. Also, a fairytale usually finishes with a moral, a lasting lesson in which solutions to unresolved problems become clear. These elements are evident throughout the film - the prison is built upon a social strata in which certain characters are portrayed as 'evil' such as the Warden or 'good' such as Andy.…