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Despite his intimidating size, John Coffey is sensitive and non-violent. He is mostly illiterate (the only thing he can spell is his own name) and, like a child, is afraid of the dark. In prison, he spends most of his time crying for the suffering of other people.
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An old man who sells snacks to prisoners. During execution...
- Beverly “Matuomi” McCall
A woman who kills her abusive husband—a barber—with one of...
- Curtis Anderson
The warden’s chief assistant proves a good judge of...
- Harry Terwilliger
A regular guard on E block, Harry tries to warn Paul about...
- Homer Cribus
The Trapingus County high sheriff is an incompetent...
- Marjorie Detterick
The mother of Kathe and Cora.While she fears for her husband...
- Robert McGee
Deputy Sheriff Rob McGee is a competent, responsible man who...
- Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck
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The Green Mile
A first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home sharing his story with fellow resident Elaine Connelly in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the block supervisor of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row, nicknamed "The Green Mile" for the color of the floor's linoleum. This year marks the arrival of John Coffey, a 6 ft 8 in powerfully built black man who has been convicted of raping and murdering two small white gi...
John Coffey was an African-American man, approximately 6'8" ft tall, with a powerful muscular frame. Following his wrongful conviction for the crime of murder and rape, he is sentenced to death and in the 1930s. Not long after being incarcerated, Coffey shows he has a miraculous healing ability by instantaneously healing Paul Edgecomb's urinary tra...
Through unknown means, John Coffey possesses a powerful array of supernatural powers, but his most prominent is his ability to heal sickness and injury. While miraculous in effect, there appear to be limitations, which Coffey himself doesn't appear to fully understand – crucially, he was unable to heal the two murdered girls he was wrongfully convi...
His initials are identical to Jesus Christ's (J.C.).He has a hulking, powerful physical body, similar to the descriptions given of the Biblical Samson and the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules).He is implied to have been a prophet of God.Although John is the deuteragonist, he can be considered the protagonist, because of his role.Sep 15, 2022 · The hidden meaning behind John Coffey’s execution. If you pay close attention, you’ll probably notice that the unjust execution of John Coffey is consistent with Jesus’ crucifixion, and hence the initials J.C. Coffey is tired of witnessing the sufferings and agony of people.
Jul 31, 2015 · What is the origin of John Coffey's abilities and body scars, and what was his life like before his arrest? I think the movie lacked the explanation about the scars if not the origin of magical healing powers, as if we assume that he was an angel and was dropped on earth by God, then magical powers of healing were provided to him by God but ...
Feb 21, 2024 · As The Green Mile reveals that Coffey is innocent of the crime he was convicted of, his execution makes a sad ending for the 1999 movie that still has an impact decades later. However, despite his powers and his substantial size, Coffey makes no real attempt to resist his fate.
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Feb 8, 2022 · Despite all of the overwhelming evidence that John Coffey did not commit the crime he was accused of, he is still executed by electric chair.
May 11, 2023 · Was John Coffey Guilty in The Green Mile? Paul Edgecombe did have his suspicions that Coffey was innocent, and when he found out who framed him, it made much more sense to him as to the injustice in that courtroom.
