● OtherthanAndy,whichcharacterhadthegreatestinfluenceand impact on people around them? Provide 3 examples of their influence on other characters and explain the significance of those moments.
I would consider Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding. Red is the narrator of the film, a seasoned inmate at Shawshank who "knows how to get things." He was convicted of murder nearly twenty years prior to the start of the film, and is calm, authoritative, friendly, and smart. The head prison smuggler, Red becomes close friends with Andy. He is soulful, strong, and knowledgable, but struggles to muster the kind of hope that Andy has for freedom.
When Red is finally released on parole, he fears he will not make it in the real world, and comes close to committing suicide. However, the memory of Andy's instructions leads him to the oak tree in Buxton, where he finds money and an invitation to Mexico, which he readily accepts.
