Andy dufresne, a young banker, mistakenly entered Shawshank prison as a wife killer. After staying in prison for 19 years, he set up a prison library in prison and used his knowledge to help everyone manage their finances. After discovering his financial expertise, the warden asked him to help him launder money and make false accounts. Through Rhett, he gradually acquired small tools such as chisels and used the tunnels built during the period to escape from prison.

Andy used 19 years of time and patience, and with a hammer not much bigger than a pencil, he dug a road to freedom. Andy's cellmate Rhett thinks it will take 600 years to dig through. Tools have different functions in different people's hands, and Andy has opened up a road to freedom with them.

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The story of The Shawshank Redemption took place in 1947. Andy was accused of shooting his wife and her lover. Andy was sentenced to life imprisonment, which means he will spend the rest of his life in Shawshank prison.

Rhett 1927 was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, and his parole failed several times. He became an "authority figure" in Shawshank prison. As long as you can afford it, he can get almost anything you want: cigarettes, candy, wine and even marijuana. Every time a new prisoner comes.

People bet who will cry on the first night. Rhett thinks Andy, who is fragile and bookish, will cry. As a result, Andy's silence made him lose two packs of cigarettes, but it also made Rhett sit up and take notice of him.