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Does Clark present arguments for and against 'assisted suicide' without prejudicing the audience in 'Whose Life Is It Anyway?'
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Does Clark present arguments for and against 'assisted suicide' without prejudicing the audience in 'Whose Life Is It Anyway?' The play 'Whose Life is it Anyway' is about a man called Ken and his struggle for the right to decide his own future, after a tragic car accident leaves him paralysed from the neck down. This play was written in the 1970's, and the audiences of then and today are completely different. I can imagine the audience being extremely shocked by the topic of the play, when first watching it in the 70's, because euthanasia was not discussed openly in those times, and the fact that Ken wins his case must have been upsetting for some. However modern thoughts on euthanasia are not so discreet. For example, over the last year, there have been about three cases where people have gone to the high courts to fight for the right...
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