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How effectively does this play explore tension between society’s responsibility and personal freedom? ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway,’ by Brian Clark is a play about Ken Harrison, a paralysed car crash victim
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Title One: How effectively does this play explore tension between society's responsibility and personal freedom? 'Whose Life Is It Anyway,' by Brian Clark is a play about Ken Harrison, a paralysed car crash victim, coming to terms with his permanent disability, and then deciding that he would like to die. It explores the tension between the hospital's duty, and his rights, which is particularly apparent before and during the trial. Although the clash between responsibility and freedom is noticeable today with issues such as the death penalty, prison sentences, or even speeding, 'Whose Life is it Anyway,' shows an area not as commonly noticed or publicised. From the start, the hospital decides what to do with him, how to treat him, right up to the play's beginning, where Ken is finally conscious but paralysed form his shoulders down. This disables any easy way of him refusing treatment, shown clearly with the...
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