Kathy (Kaiyi Qian)

Dr. J. Marquardt

ENG 1430 W10

March 30, 2015

Retort

I’m of two minds about your clam that The Shawshank Redemption is not a kind of Cinderella story because there’s no identify item nor prince in the film. It’s true that there is no identify item and Prince in The Shawshank Redemption. But since Cinderella finish her transformation passively, she need a identify objects and Prince so that she can be the princess. However, the hero Andy in the film Shawshank finished his transformation by himself positively. Therefore the identify objects and Prince is not needed. If there must be a identify objects, the identify objects is the hammer he used to escape from prison because he finish his transformation through this object, which is similar with the function of the glass slipper in Cinderella story. They both help protagonist complete the transition to some degree. What’s more, the other elements in the film Shawshank conform to the elements of the type of Cinderella story. Therefore, the film, The Shawshank Redemption, is not a kind of Cinderella story.