Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption
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Brooks Hatlen is the elderly prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption whose tragic struggle to adapt to life outside Shawshank powerfully illustrates the dehumanizing effects of long-term incarceration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brooks Hatlen | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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librarian ⓘ prison inmate ⓘ |
| adaptedForFilmBy | Frank Darabont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
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The Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | prison drama ⓘ |
| caresFor | Jake (crow) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Andy Dufresne
NERFINISHED
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Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInStory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBy | suicide ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance | The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasPet | Jake (crow) ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt | Shawshank State Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being paroled after decades in prison
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running the Shawshank prison library ⓘ struggling to adapt to life outside prison ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesAtAfterParole | halfway house ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novella ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicide | hanging ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies consequences of lifelong imprisonment
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foreshadows Red’s potential fate ⓘ |
| occupation |
inmate
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prison librarian ⓘ |
| paroledFrom | Shawshank State Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
gentle
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institutionalized ⓘ quiet ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Whitmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | prison library ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
elderly inmate
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mentor figure ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cost of lifelong imprisonment
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fear of freedom after incarceration ⓘ |
| themeIllustrated |
dehumanizing effects of long-term incarceration
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difficulty of reentry after prison ⓘ institutionalization ⓘ |
| worksAsAfterParole | grocery store bagger ⓘ |
| writesMessage | "Brooks was here" ⓘ |
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