肖申克观后感英文版精练(21)

Brooks, of course, the librarians, is another most shocking role. His whole life is a profound reflection of the "institutionalized" servants life. Brooks spent a lifetime in the prison. After he was finally released on parole, got free, and left the familiar surroundings, familiar people, he felt loss of his value, and he can not find his place. He had the freedom of the body but in fact, his soul had been strangled.

The world belonging to him has been compressed to a minimum. Eventually he can only choose to end his life. Why should arrange such a role as Brooks? I think the director is trying to tell us, if Andy doesn’t appear, the vast majority of prisoners, including Red, can be Brookes in the near future. Isn’t Brooks like too many people in real life?