… an accountant who was convicted of murdering his own wife. He is taken out of a life in which he is comfortable and placed in an environment that is completely foreign to him. The of other prisoners' lifestyles are not similar to his own. Andy is…

… with the repression of individuals within an institution- a prison in this case. It is concerned with routine, forced conformity, power abuse and the struggle of hope to exist in such a lifeless world.Characteristic of this "feel good" genre film,…

… from a heart attack on May 10, 1999. He will be remembered for generations to come through the joy he will continue to bring to children and adults through his life's work. Shelly Silverstein, most commonly known as Shel Silverstein, was born in Chicago…

… he had no idea that his creation would become on of the most read and talked about fiction characters ever. Doyle himself did not even think that the Sherlock Holmes stories were good literature, but as he found out, people were not interested in…

… about a women that askes for Shelocks Holmes help because she belives that she is going to die like her sister that died two years before. She belives that her sister was either frightened to death or killed by gipsies. Because when this women Helen…

… of age odyssey, where one girl learns about life, courage and love. We follow Dolores Price from age four to age forty, a long journey towards discovery. Her life goes through many trials and tribulations including getting raped at a young age…

… ritual is the means by which the social bonds of a group are reinforced and tensions relieved.” Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery,” vividly illustrates the ease with which the individual in society tolerates and even participates in acts…

… when it ca not be used? Why - why do y'get.. all these..feelin's an'dreams an'hopes if they can't ever be used?" This is the question Shirley Valentine, an English housewife and mother, asks herself. After her children have left home, her only purpose…

… that deal with the myriad of possibilities involving the technology of the future. John Brunner’s book, “Shockwave Rider,” is one of the most popular, as well as one of the most famous, books dealing with this issue. Brunner presents many different…

… the way he felt about the decisions he had to make and the pressure he was put under by all of the people around him. He emphasizes the fact of him being a police officer that was put in a situation that entitled him to make the people of his town…