Abstract Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most famous short stories by StephenKing (1947-). It is from Stephen King’s 1982 collection Different Seasons which collects fournovellas and all of them are ordinary stories, and is subtitled as Hope Springs Eternal. StephenKing has his own unique way in writing horror, science and fantasy works which make him enjoygreat popularity. But Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption is the maverick at thattime—a piece of ‘alternative’ work widely different from any style or theme of his other novels. It’s‘alternative’ means that it produces intense reactions through deep interpretation and seriousthinking of humanity. It’s quite meaningful to use the prison as the background of the story. Theworld which is composed of Andy, wardens and prisoners itself is an antinomy. Andy is aninnocent man but locked in the prison. While none of the previous wardens of Shawshank is cleanbut they are all domineering and they moralize Andy. In such an absurd and reversed place, themodernists would often let their characters abandon themselves to vice or break their nerve. ButAndy from Stephen King’s pen is like a phoenix which flies away from the fiery pit after its nirvana.This ending is also reposed the author’s purport of asking people to stick to the kindness ofhumanity and brace up.57127
Key Words: faith, humanity, freedom
摘 要《肖申克的救赎》是美国著名作家斯蒂芬·金的代表作，收录于小说合集《四季奇谭》中，副标题为“春天的希望” 。迥异于作者其它作品恐怖的风格和主题，可以说它是一部“另类”的代表作。因为它不再靠惊悚征服读者，而是通过对人性的深情解读和严肃思考引起读者的强烈反响。监狱作为故事背景带有寓意性，以安迪、典狱长、狱警和囚犯们所构成的这个世界，本身就是错谬、混乱的。安迪是一个无罪的好人，却被关进监狱接受改造。肖申克的几任典狱长没有一个是清白的，但他们却在那里颐指气使，教化训导着无罪的安迪。在这样一个错谬、黑白颠倒的世界，现代派作家笔下的人物通常会自甘堕落或精神崩溃，而斯蒂芬·金塑造的安迪却像一只浴火后重生的火凤凰，健康自信地飞出了炼狱的火坑。这样的结果同样寄托着作者要使荒原上的人们坚守善良人性并“振奋”起来的创作主旨。
毕业论文关键词：信念，人性，自由

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements.. i

Abstract.. ii

摘 要..iii

1 Introduction.. 1

2 Faith in Knowledge and Skill4

2.1 The Rock-hammer and Quartz.4

2.2 The Poster of Rita Hayworth.5

2.3 The Library..5

2.4 TaxAccountant..6

3 Faith in Kindness8

3.1 Rewards of Hardworking 8

3.2 Good is Rewarded; Evil is Punished 9

3.3 Justice is Done9

4 Faith in Friendship.11

4.1 Friendship—Sweet Responsibility. 11

4.2 Friends: to Share Woe and Weal.. 12

5 Conclusions. 13

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1 IntroductionRita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most famous short stories by StephenKing (1947-). It is from Stephen King’s 1982 collection Different Seasons which collects fournovellas and all of them are ordinary stories, and is subtitled as Hope Springs Eternal. The writer isinspired by a Scottish sailor who has suffered a great danger at sea. It won vast readers after it’spublication. The book has been translated into 31 languages, including three versions in Chinese. Itwas adapted in a film in 1994 as The Shawshank Redemption, which was nominated for sevenAcademy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture. Stephen King has his own unique way in writinghorror, science and fantasy works which make him enjoy great popularity. But Rita Hayworth andThe Shawshank Redemption is the maverick at that time—a piece of ‘alternative’ work widelydifferent from any style or theme of his other novels. It’s ‘alternative’ means that it producesintense reactions through deep interpretation and serious thinking of humanity. In the late 1960s andthe early 1970s, the development of American literature seemed to run into the bottleneck.Experimentalism of Hemingway and Faulkner was imitated so largely that it was rigidified. Lessproductions were worth reading. At that time, Stephen King rose suddenly and published RitaHayworth and The Shawshank Redemption as Zhixin Yu said ‘brighten your eyes and keep youreading from the first page to the last one.’ (Yu, 2008:1)Stephen King was born on 21 September in 1947 in Maine in America. When King was 2, his fatherwent out to buy cigarettes and never came back, leaving King’s mother alone to raise King and hisbrother. They moved around all the time. When he was 11, his mother brought him back to Maineto take care of her old parents. She found a job in a local laundress in order to support the family.When King was still a child, he saw his friend rolled over by a train. Some people think that thisevent has aroused the darkness in King’s mind and to certain extend has had lasting effect on hisworks. But King himself doesn’t agree with that saying.Stephen King has shown great passion on horror themes. 论《肖申克救赎》的主题思想:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_61714.html