The story follows Andy over the course of his almost-19 year stay in Shawshank, and very cleverly keeps the point of view from Red’s perspective. Dufresne was there to serve a double life sentence for the murder of his wife and her lover, though he denies committing the crime. Starting in 1947, the tale is narrated by an inmate known as Red as he tells us about a man named Andy Dufresne who was incarcerated in Shawshank Prison. This is the story that most people will be aware of because of the amazing film adaption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in 1994. Subtitled “Hope Springs Eternal”, the first novella in the collection is “Rita Hayworth and Shawkshank Redemption”. There is something very special about this book and the way certain stories interconnect within the collection, but also with other works by Stephen King. Three of the short stories were made into Hollywood movies, the most successful of which is the first one we’ll be discussing. Each novella centres around the theme of seasons and steps away, mostly, from King’s obvious horror background. First published by Viking Press in 1982, “Different Seasons” is a collection of novellas written by American author Stephen King.
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