The Green Mile

An innocent prisoner's journey

Egi Pranada
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The Green Mile is a novel Stephen King's 1996 novel and is one of the most memorable works for fans of
Stephen King, who is known as a prolific writer. Most memorable works for fans of Stephen King who is
known as a prolific and good writer. Prolific and good writer In the novel,Stephen blends very natural
elements with a deeply atmospheric story about humanity and justice in the of humanity and justice in
the 1930s with a character narrative delivered through Paul Edgecomb played by Tom Hanks, Paul
himself is a warden in charge of the death penalty block known as “The Green Mile”. Through this story,
Stephen takes us reflect on the concepts of justice, humanity, and morality through the background
experiences of each character. Through the background of each character's experience, such as the convict
character named Jhon Coffey who has supernatural abilities.
The Green Mile was chosen to be The Green Mile was chosen to be analyzed because it has many
thematic and unique storylines as well as the depth of character that Stephen presents in The Green Mile
was chosen to be analyzed because it has many thematic and unique storylines and the depth of character
that Stephen presents throughout the story, not only that. Not only that, the novel also has a temprament
atmosphere in terms of tension, emotional that makes the reader feel curious and not bored. Not only that,
the uniqueness of the The uniqueness of the story that mixes the topic of realism with elements of fantasy
that make this book very interesting from various aspects.This book is very interesting from various
points of view The author will focus on exploring the main themes in the novel “The Green Mile”, such
as the atmosphere of justice, humanity, and suffering. The themes of justice, human suffering, and racism
are very interesting to discuss. It is interesting to discuss and stephen uses supernatural elements to
strengthen the moral position to add interest. Stephen uses supernatural elements to strengthen the moral
position to increase the reader's interest. In addition, this essay will discuss the strong characterizations
and how each character contributes to the plot.
In addition, this essay will discuss the strong characterizations and how each character contributes to the
storyline. In general, The Green Mile is an emotionally evocative and suspenseful story. Stephen manages
to create an atmosphere where the cell on the block feels tense and depressing, yet on the other hand
depressing, but on the other hand he also slips in moments of humanity and warmth.humanity and the
strong warmth of the struggling characters. The narrative built by paul edgecombe presents a very in-
depth perspective on the atmosphere of life in the cell block and the moral dilemmas that the characters
face. And the moral dilemmas faced by all the characters working there. One of the moods or themes in
this novel that is quite interesting is about humanity and justice in the treatment of some characters such
as Jhon Coffey, a black man who gets unfair treatment from some innocent residents and it is an injustice
in the context of racism because he is only black and a one-sided statement and ironically a person who
can have the ability to heal others must be sentenced to death because of a misunderstanding. Sentenced
to death, which indirectly shows Stephen's criticism of the flawed legal system.the imperfection of the
legal system.Paul Edgecomb's character struggles with guilt and his empathy towards the prisoners in his
block is guarded by especially with Jhon, which shows the moral complexity of a prison warden's job.
Edgecomb is a fair and open-minded warden who is skeptical upon first meeting Jhon Coffey but
eventually comes to believe in Jhon's kindness during his time in his prison cell, showing that kindness is
not only in the light but that it can also exist in the darkest of places. Unique elements such as the
supernatural that relate to fantasy not only serve as narrative but can also symbolize wonder and hope in
the midst of bleak situations.With things that can happen in everyday life, we should be able to give those
who feel hopeless about what is happening in their lives a sense of hope. The Green Mile manages to
create quite an interesting atmosphere as well as deep moral messages and implicit meanings about
humanity that are quite touching.deep social and moral issues. Through strong characters and the use of
supernatural elements, King and the use of supernatural elements, King invites readers to reflect on the
concepts of justice, humanity, and suffering. Justice, humanity, and suffering. The novel is not only
entertaining, but also provides valuable moral lessons on the importance of empathy and kindness.

Reference
King, Stephen. The Green Mile. New York: Penguin Books, 1996