Community Service

Sean's community service hours are symbolic of regression. In the wake of his court trial, Sean struggles to believe his sentence. The 200 hours the judge gives him challenge Sean's definition of justice. His time doing community service therefore feels like a reversion to a former version of self, rather than a step along the way to becoming someone new.

Belfast

Belfast is symbolic of the past. After completing his college degree in Liverpool, Sean has no choice but to move back to his hometown. Throughout his time here, Sean feels as if he has returned to his former life. He therefore struggles to reinvent the place according to and on behalf of the person he has and wants to become.

Bookfinders

Bookfinders Bookstore & Café is symbolic of renewal. When Sean spends time here with Mairéad's friends, he feels proud of himself. The setting effectively...