The first day, Andy was sent to Shawshank on a bus with other inmates. When arriving at the prison, Andy immediately felt a feeling of discomfort. This was the type of prison where people died, got beaten, or tried to escape every day. The first experience Andy had was walking into Shawshank, surrounded by other inmates yelling cruel names, saying things like fresh meat. Andy, knowing he did not commit a crime and still being punished took a big toll on him. The first night Andy saw things no person could imagine seeing. After seeing these things, Andy thought there was no way he could live with this life. The next few days Andy made a few friends. These were not the type of friends youd think youd find in a prison. These were real friends, people Andy went to when he was down. Having these friends still made Shawshank terrible, but just a little bit less knowing he had good people to go to.
Andy still has days where he is feeling like
life is taking a huge turn for the worse. A couple weeks in Andy still has his friends, but he meets a new friend, Red. Red has been at Shawshank for a while now, Red is the person inmates go to when they need something. Andy realizing this, went to Red and would ask for soda, money, posters, etc. All requests for things turned into a real friendship, a special kind of friendship that lasts forever. Now that Andy has a best friend, he is able to come to ease of the fact that he is still in prison. Andy still goes through rough times; people simply do not like him because they know he is a different kind to enter Shawshank. Andy simply does not try to get into anything bad, he just wakes up every day and does his own thing. Andy was a banker before being put into prison. The guards notice this and hired Andy as their personal Banker. This job allowed Andy to live a little bit better than the other inmates, but he was still not a favorite.