In him, Java sees the opportunity to escape his poverty-restricted life.

Am I the only person who wishes he could escape his own life for a few hours?

Writing was just an outlet for his fantasies, which he used to escape his real life.

He has only two ways to escape his life of desperation, through his music or the subway.

As with the rest of them, it was the only way that he could escape his miserable life.

She decides to go to Hollywood to escape her monotonous life.

It's impossible to escape your own life when you live in a Manhattan apartment.

She would want him to escape and not risk his life in a vain attempt to be sure of her.

That's the only time I can escape my life.

Ultimately they clash over the love of a woman desperately trying to escape her life in the slums.