Getting Out (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Marsha Williams
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Louisville, Kentucky
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: 1970’s, Memory, Crime or criminals, South or Southerners, Friendship, Child abuse, Parole
- Locales: Louisville, KY
Characters Discussed
Arlene Holsclaw, a young woman in her late twenties, just released from an eight-year prison term for accidentally killing a cabdriver during a robbery. Although physically free, Arlene is psychologically captive to the dehumanization and abuse suffered since early childhood, and her struggle to overcome her past and the self-destructive behavior it engendered forms her central conflict. Arlene, who is driven by her desire to acquire custody of her son and who is fighting to live a normal life and be treated respectfully, encounters people from her past...
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