Hope vs Hope

Jovon Abriam American Literature Mr. Taube March 6, 2013 want Vs. trust Its a plane Its a bird Yes, it actually is a bird. The poem promise is the issue with feathers, is a 19th century poem written by Emily Dickinson and the word picture The Shawshank Redemption, written and enjoin by Frank Durabont, both use a bird as a major symbolisation to hold. The Shawshank Redemption use the characters Jack, Andy and Red to reserve confederacys to hope, while promise is the thing with feathers really has no characters that make connections to hope. Hope is the thing with feathers is a poem about how hope never dies and will pop off you by means of rough times. The Shawshank Redemption is a characterization based in the 1940s how hope can each be corrupt or the best thing in life. The Shawshank Redemption and Hope is the thing with feathers be similar because of the symbolism and the central theme in both plant life, but what makes them contrasted is the connections the charac ters has to hope and the different type of media used.When juxtaposing the two works, you will find that there are a few similarities betwixt the two. In, Hope is the thing with feathers (which is the first line in the poem) and The Shawshank Redemption, they both use birds as the symbol of hope. Saying that Hope is the thing with feathers is basically referring to a bird and in The Shawshank Redemption, the bird symbolizes hope because when Jake gives up his bird, he loses hope and ends up killing himself. Hope does not only play as the symbol in both works, but also as the central theme in the two.In the poem, Emily Dickinson is saying that if you dupe hope, it can get you through hard times and she uses a gale and a storm to symbolize the hard times. In The Shawshank Redemption, having hope will lead to you accomplishing your greatest desires. On the other hand, there are a few differences between The Shawshank Redemption and Hope is the thing with feathers. One of the differen ces between the two is that obviously one is a movie and the other is a poem.Another thing different between the two is the way the characters have a connection to hope. In Hope is the thing with feathers, there is no character that really makes a connection to hope, unlike The Shawshank Redemption which uses Andy, Red and Jack to make connections to hope. While, Hope is the thing with feathers says that the bird is the one that produces music, the bird in The Shawshank Redemption does not make music, instead it is Andy that plays the music on the prison speakers.The Shawshank Redemption and Hope is the thing with feathers are both so similar, but so different at the same time. These two works share many things in common like using the bird as the symbol of hope, as well as hope being the central theme. However, they are different because the type of media and the characters connection that the have to hope. Even though a 19th century poem and a 20th century movie may seem like they may have many differences, they actually can share a few things in common.