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Tommy Williams is moved to a different prison after Andy tells the warden that he has information that might free him. |
Tommy is shot and killed by Hadley under the pretense that he was trying to escape. |
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Red is a white Irish man. |
He is black, but jokes that he is Irish.
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There are three different wardens. |
There is only one. |
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The prisoners watch Rita Hayworth in "The Lost Weekend" |
The movie is Gilda.
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The Warden resigns after Andy's escape. |
The Warden shoots himself in the head in his office after his corruption is discovered because of Andy. |
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There are several lead guards during Andy's time at Shawshank. |
Captain Hadley is the lead guard for the entire duration of Andy's stay.
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Andy uses two rock hammers during his excavation of the rock wall. |
He only uses one. |
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Red gets out of prison and finds Andy's note to meet him in Mexico. Red gets on a Bus and the story ends before he finds him. |
Red and Andy meet on the beach in Mexico.
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Andy is a short, neat little man. |
Andy is portrayed by Tim Robbins who is 6'5" |
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Boggs is mentioned once and is transferred out of Shawshank. Several "Sisters" take turns going after Andy. |
He torrments Andy for a long time. Boggs plays the part of all the Sisters. After Andy helps the Guards with their taxes, Boggs is nearly beaten to death and is transferred out to a medical prison.
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Andy's friend invests money for him. He uses the money to live in Mexico. |
Andy deposits the Warden's money into many different accounts in an alias that he uses to collect a large sum of money. He uses that in Mexico. |
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An inmate has a pet bird. |
Brooks is the one with the pet bird.
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Brooks gets out of prison and dies in an old age home. |
He gets out and can't handle life outside of prison and hangs himself. |
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The story happens over a thirty year period. |
The time period is less than that.
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Andy has a poster of Rita Hayworth, Raquel Welch and finally Linda Rondstadt. |
He doesn't have Linda Rondstadt. |
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The Warden rips down the poster, revealing the hole in the wall. |
He throws a rock in frustration and realizes it went through. He then tears it open and finds the hole.
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Captain Hadley has a heart attack and retires long before Andy escapes. |
Hadley is still the lead guard and is arrested after Andy escapes because of his abuse of prisoners. |
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Red goes on a whim to the place where Andy told him about. He looks around for days and eventually finds the box with the money and the letter from Andy. |
Andy specifically tells Red where to go and what rock to look under to find the package.
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Andy crosses the border in McNary. |
It is Fort Hancock. |
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Andy had a cellmate for eight months. He complained of a draft, presumably from the hole in the wall. |
Andy is alone in his cell for the duration.
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Red tells the reader what he did to end up in Shawshank. |
You never find out what Red's crime was. |
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Andy gives Red cuff-links for his parole rejection present. |
He gives him a harmonica.
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Near beginning of book Red says: "when time draws out like a blade" |
It is near the end, while Andy is escaping from Shawshank. |
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Andy's made up identity is named Peter Stevens |
Andy'd made up identity is named Randall Stephens
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Andy is suicidal and that's why he says he owned the gun |
no mention of suicidal thoughts |
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The beer for Andy's "coworkers" was "piss warm" |
In the movie the beer was cold
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