Date of Award
2004
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing
Keywords
Cinema.
Supervisor
Whetter, Darryl,
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Rush is a screenplay, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. The story revolves around the troubles of the protagonist, Mark Theseus. After arriving in Vegas for a real estate conference, Mark becomes addicted to gambling. The addiction hits him quickly, and rather than get back on the airplane and leave, he chooses to stay in Vegas. The story is based on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, and many of the characters, themes and images help to identify it as such. But the story is also about traps and labyrinths, physical and mental spaces where people can become lost. Once Mark decides to stay in Vegas, he has sprung his own trap. And Like Theseus, he must now fulfill a quest in order to secure his freedom. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-05, page: 1436. Adviser: Darryl Whetter. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2004.
Recommended Citation
Navratil, David H., "Rush (Original writing, Screenplay)." (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3374.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/3374