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Sin
WHAAA? In a prison full of hardened criminals and corrupt officers, a common theme is "sin?" We assume you're making your shocked face.
In Shawshank, everybody is guilty of at least a little sinnin'. Even Andy, the one innocent guy in the place, feels remorse for the way he behaved in his marriage, and feels he drove the missus away and indirectly got her killed. Then, of course, once he starts doing the warden's dirty work, he becomes an honest-to-goodness crook himself.
The good news for every sinner in the film is that redemption—if genuinely desired—is there for the taking. All you have to do is want it bad enough, and, you know, stop hurting people.
With all the religious overtones, this entire story is actually a metaphor for a soul being damned to Hell (Shawshank), then going through purgatory (the sewer), and finally being allowed into Heaven (Zihuatanejo).
Red may have regretted what he did when he was younger, but he shouldn't have been released. He did the crime, so he should do the time.
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