![]() The old man had spent most of his life in the prison. Red however, explains to everyone that Brooks only acted out because he's institutionalized. ![]() Later in the courtyard, Andy is still confused by all of this, whilst Heywood is now resentful of Brooks. To Andy's confusion and Red's horror, Heywood revealed that Brooks has just been paroled and that the latter grabbed him when he came in to offer his congratulations and farewell. Coming to his senses, Brooks released Heywood, dropped his weapon and burst into tears.Īs Andy attempted to comfort the distraught old man, Red tries to find out what the heck happened. Andy eventually managed to talk Brooks down, saying that they all knew he didn't really want to do this. Red and the others tried to talk him out of it, but Brooks, insisted that he had no choice and that it was the only way they would let him stay. Going to the library, they found an irate Brooks holding a knife to Heywood's throat. ![]() In 1955, a terrified Floyd informed Andy and Red that Brooks had taken Heywood hostage and was threatening to kill him. When Andy talks to Brooks about getting funds for a better library for the prison, Brooks is incredulous and thinks it is not possible to do so. Brooks shows him around the dilapidated library, comprised of nothing more than some old books and magazines. Brooks finds this surprising as he reveals has never had an assistant in his 37 years as librarian. In 1949, after Andy assisted Captain Hadley in a legal loophole to avoid paying inheritance tax, Warden Norton appoints him as "assistant librarian". He wheels it down to Andy, who discreetly takes it. After it is brought in through the laundry, Marcus places it into Brooks' rolling book cart, and pays him six cigarettes for postage. Later that year, Brooks was instrumental in getting Andy his Aljoreno. Brooks asked for it, and Andy is disturbed, thinking that Brooks wanted to eat it, but is relieved when he opens his coat and reveals his pet bird. On Andy's first day at Shawshank, he sits next to Brooks, before noticing a maggot in his breakfast. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is among the most beloved films of all time.Brooks found a crow hatchling who had "fallen out of a nest near the plate shop", and decided to care for the bird and name it Jake. Originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons (alongside "The Body," "Apt Pupil," and "The Breathing Method"), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption-the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award–nominee The Shawshank Redemption-about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is now available for the first time as a standalone book.Ī mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again.
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