Positive Representations
Michael Scofield-Prison Break
Michael is a positive representation of a prisoner as he purposely put himself in prison to save his brother from death row. Michael suffers from 'rescuer syndrome' which means that he has a need to help people, which his does so throughout the series, whether they deserve his help or not, showing a positive light on the stereotype of prisoners being violent and selfish.
Michael is a positive representation of a prisoner as he purposely put himself in prison to save his brother from death row. Michael suffers from 'rescuer syndrome' which means that he has a need to help people, which his does so throughout the series, whether they deserve his help or not, showing a positive light on the stereotype of prisoners being violent and selfish.
John Coffey-The Green Mile
John Coffey is a positive representation of a prisoner, as he is being sentenced to death over a crime he did not commit, he was trying to help the girl he found dying with his healing powers.
John Coffey is a positive representation of a prisoner, as he is being sentenced to death over a crime he did not commit, he was trying to help the girl he found dying with his healing powers.
Negative Representations
T-Bag-Prison Break
Bagwell spent his youth in and out of jail, often for vandalism and torturing animals. While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity, a white supremacist group. As an adult, he starts committing more serious crimes, such as battery, assault, attempted murder, murder, rape, and kidnapping. It is also insinuated that he is a pedophile and it is implied once in passing that he is also a necrophiliac.
Bagwell spent his youth in and out of jail, often for vandalism and torturing animals. While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity, a white supremacist group. As an adult, he starts committing more serious crimes, such as battery, assault, attempted murder, murder, rape, and kidnapping. It is also insinuated that he is a pedophile and it is implied once in passing that he is also a necrophiliac.
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