Ellis Boyd Redding

Ellis Boyd Redding, also known as Red, is the main deuteragonist from The Shawshank Redemption series.
== Charactah Account ==
Red is a contraband smuggler whom is imprisoned since 1927 for murder and later befriends Andy. He is a cynical and pessimistic man. He presumably has had a rough childhood. He explains that he was full of hatred and impulsive rage when he committed his crime. Red feels remorseful and extremely guilty about his crime. He however has a calm, talkative disposition. Due to this Red is able to mingle with other prisoners and be a popular man in Shawshank. Red has accepted that he is a criminal and he has no hope for a better life.
Red sees no future and no positive. Red also says that since he has been in jail most of his life, he won't be able to make it on the outside. It is Red who believes in the theory of institution life, in which according to him, prisoners get used to jail and slowly depend on it and soon the jail is their only world. Their life outside is destroyed. However upon meeting Andy, Red's personality begins to change.
Due to Andy's influence, Red starts playing the harmonica as he did in his youth. He also gets good at playing chess. Red is closer to Andy than anyone else and they are very close friends. Red says that Andy made the prisoners feel free, and he himself felt a sense of freedom he never had before in jail. In the novel, Red says that Andy was the only prisoner who could make him forget that he was in for life.
== Appearance ==
=== Literature ===
* Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
=== Movies ===
* The Shawshank Redemption
== Trivia ==
* Red was a redheaded Irishman in the novel which gets a reference in the film.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding at Shawshank Redemption Wiki
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