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…In the novel A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, author of the book, has tried to show the importance of individual freedom over doing the right thing. He has shown extreme acts of violence in the book to show his strong belief. Alex, the main charater…

…Art vs. Violence in A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel received the New York Film Critics award for the best film of 1971. It was acclaimed as much for its aesthetic qualities as for the moral questions…

…A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess tells a story about a young man and his choices of freedom. The book asks the question "is it better to have someone constantly do the right thing, or to have the freedom of choice to do the right or wrong thing…

…A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess tells a story about a young man and his choices of freedom. The book asks the question "is it better to have someone constantly do the right thing, or to have the freedom of choice to do the right or wrong thing…

…lacks some of the detail that the original boasts. This holds true with most things, the copy just isn’t as clear as the original. The book and the movie of A Clockwork Orange follow this undeniable truth. Throughout this paper I will show the similarities…

…The story of A Clockwork Orange takes place in an awful future of the author’s mind, ran by a repressive government, violent street gangs, and a poor quality of life. The narrator is the protagonist, Alex, who tells his story in language mixed…

…In A Clockwork Orange, the main character is that of a mildly young child of 15 who, along with his fellow friends, or "Droogs", partake in evenings of Ultra-Violence. Ultra Violence consists of random beatings, theft, destruction, and rape. The main…

…A Clockwork Orange is a film about a wild and troubled young lad Alex. Alex and his friends (droogs) get a high from inflicting harm upon others. They commit random acts of robbery and rape around London. Alex, as the ringleader, eventually gets…

…are forced apon the decision making abilities the person will lose their individualistic qualities. In the novel A Clockwork Orange, the author uses symbolism and imagery, the characterization of Alex, and the first person narrative point of view to prove…

…A Clockwork Orange stands as a great literary work, yet most copies weigh in at less than three hundred pages. Written by Anthony Burgess, it spans twenty one chapters and serves as a cult classic to this day. The first person story is told by Alex…