Shawshank Redemption-What are some of Andy Dufresne's personal traits (attitude, job, family, pets, etc)

quiet, thoughtful, and proud. Andy refuses to let the dehumanizing atmosphere of Shawshank break his spirit. While the judge declared him an icy and remorseless man, nothing could be further from the truth. Andy is warm and compassionate, traits that he manages to manifest even within notoriously cruel prison walls.