The Green Mile Character Analysis

The Green Mile, written by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont provides a large overview of many psychological issues that may occur in a humans mind. Not only did the movie concentrate on a person's conscious, but also their subconscious. Several clear psychological disorders were identified within different characters. The movie touches on each aspects and how they tie into human nature. During the time period of the movie, the behavior seen along the Green Mile would've been considered unforgivable under all circumstances and completely unacceptable to society. This being said, prisoners who suffered from intense mental and behavioral problems, are found in the only location that was considered safe enough for them to be contained in the 1930's – a prison, you may think a mental institution is the best place for people like this, but in the movie that's not the case. The first scene in The Green Mile opens with the main character, Paul, elderly and living in an assisted living home. The movie suddenly flashes back to when Paul was young, as he begins to tell a friend of his past experiences as a correctional officer, these memories being stirred up when he watched the same movie that he watched with an inmate decades ago. The main setting of the movie is now introduced in Louisiana, the summer of 1935, as Paul tells tales about Death Row that only fellow officers could believe. Throughout Paul's time at the prison, he has seen more than a fair share of insane

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