The Shawshank Experience: Tracking the History of the World’s Favorite Movie

by Maura Grady

Introduction Chapter 1 In the Belly of the Ohio State Reformatory and The Shawshank Redemption
Chapter 2 Interpreting Shawshank Chapter 3 Fandom and the Shawshank Trail Conclusion Works Cited

235 pages, Hardcover

Published November 12, 2016

About the author

Dr. Maura Grady is the Director of Composition and the University Writing Center at Ashland University. Her scholarly work includes Composition and Pedagogy and Film and Television Studies. She is the Director of the Composition Program and the University Writing Center.

Reviews

[Chris Lavallee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice in-depth analysis of the film, it's resonance with the American penalties system, other works by King, Fandom, as well as symbolism and themes of the film itself. Written for an academic audience, so it's a bit dense for those less interested in literary analysis.