The Lock: A play about wrongful convictions
| dc.contributor.advisor | Finlay, Triny | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Falkenstein, Len | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leggott, Rosie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-04T14:38:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-04T14:38:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Imagine growing up poor in Canada in the 1950s. Your father has PTSD from the war, your mother struggles with addictions, and your best friend dies in your arms. You are sixteen years old when you are sentenced to life in prison for a murder you didn't commit. This is what happens to Kenneth in The Lock. The Lock is a two-act stage play intermixed with poetry that argues the case for modern ideas of prison abolitionism. Kenneth reflects on his story while suffering from Alzheimer's disease. His broken collection of memories confronts issues of rehabilitation, recidivism, and the human cost of incarceration. The integration of poetic elements within the play serves as a powerful medium for conveying the raw humanity and poignant introspection of those living within the confines of the prison system. The Lock challenges narratives of Canadian exceptionalism, highlighting the nation's history of unjust incarcerations, and shows just how much it takes to break the human spirit. | |
| dc.description.copyright | ©Rosie Leggott 2024 | |
| dc.format.extent | iv, 159 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/38207 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cf | |
| dc.subject.discipline | English | |
| dc.title | The Lock: A play about wrongful convictions | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | English | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. |