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Quote #4
"He discovered a hunger for information on such snail hobbies as soap-carving, woodworking, sleight of hand, and card solitaire. He got all the books he could on such subjects." (199)
We don't hear much about the other prisoners in Shawshank, but it's clear that Andy brings them the warm fuzzies too. The library just lets him do it wholesale instead of retail.
Quote #5
"His eyes never got that dull look. He never developed the walk that men get when the day is over and they are going back to their cells for another endless night—that flat-footed, hump-shouldered walk." (314)
Andy defies hopelessness with that spring in his step and whistle in his throat. Down don't bother him ever! It's a vital part of his character and it helps explain why he's such an extraordinary inmate.
Quote #6
"There was a goofy sort of feeling that if the Dead Sox could come to life, then maybe anybody could do it." (315)
Here's Stephen King the Red Sox Fan letting some of his baseball angst out on the page. When this book was written (and for quite a few years afterwards, too), the Red Sox would always get close to the championship before blowing it and breaking their fans' hearts. Every spring, they'd get hopeful again, despite all evidence pointing to the likelihood of another failure. Naturally, that feeling was going to find its way into this story.