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Red is explaining how Andy reacts to prison warden Samuel Norton destroying Andy’s chance to get a retrial. Despite Andy’s years-long depression, he continues his hobby of collecting rocks and sculpting them prettily; because he has so many rocks, he gives some away, including to Red. Red then interrupts his narration of Andy’s story to mention that he’s kept all the rocks Andy gave him.
This passage makes clear not only Andy’s persistence in the face of setbacks and disappointments, symbolized by water shaping rock “a drop at a time,” but also how Andy’s persistence inspires Red. Andy gives away…