The Green Mile is about a death row prison guard named Paul Edgecomb during the Great Depression who encounters an enigmatic inmate, John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of raping and murdering two young white girls. Paul begins to doubt John's guilt as he discovers that John possesses miraculous healing powers, including curing Paul's severe infection and resurrecting a pet mouse. The story explores themes of justice, humanity, and the supernatural as Paul and the other guards grapple with the moral complexities of their roles on death row and the truth about John Coffey's innocence.
