In both the novel and the movie prison is defined as a scaled down model of the outside world. This definition of prison is proven through out both versions by way of the use of corruption, the redemption of the main character, and through the belief of hope.
In the world there are politicians constantly laundering funds for their own benefit and these are the people society has in positions of authority. In the "Shawshank Redemption" the same is happening in their system but instead of politicians as the figures of authority they have wardens. The novel better portrays the corruption in society because unlike the movie the novel has more then one warden. …
