The representation of youths in ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘If….’ I will be investigating how youth is represented in the films A clockwork orange (1972) and If…. (1968) and how the films affected the views of the time and how the films influenced youths. I have chosen to investigate these films because of how both films were released at the time of the relaxation of violence in cinema. I also chose these films because the similar themes in both films‚ as both films focus on youths in society and
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Brent Loth AP English November 10th Moral Ambiguity In the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess‚ we are introduced to a bizarre and atypical protagonist‚ Alex. This young delinquent displays incredible depravity and revels in his random violent actions. In all of his cruelty‚ he feels no guilt and seems completely uninterested in a moral explanation for his actions. As Alex narrates in disorienting language that is difficult to decipher‚ one finds themselves yearning to understand
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A Clockwork Orange Film Analysis Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange was a deeply disturbing depiction of human nature that shed light onto dark thoughts in the character’s soul. Alex seems to have no regard for human decency or human life. He and his gang of friends kill at will. They have no purpose for their violent outbursts other than to shock and degrade their victims. They have fun making others suffer. This is the logic that is upheld by Friedrich Nietzsche in his approval of Prosper
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‘A Clockwork Orange’ is a bildungsroman and dystopian novel about a teenager named Alex‚ a Beethoven-loving‚ head-bashing punk who leads his gang of “droogs” on “ultra-violent” assaults. In ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Burgess often uses language‚ form and structure to help the reader understand the bizarre‚ dystopian society in which it is set and the unique personality of Alex. Nadsat language often appears throughout the extract; we usually experience it through Alex or his droogs. We see the use of “vecks”
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of controversy. There are numerous ways to punish a criminal‚ some methods are more effective than others and in turn‚ some are more questionable than others. The best option is the most optimum and humane method of punishment. In the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess‚ the main character‚ Alex goes through this same conundrum. Alex is a juvenile delinquent who finally succumbs to the law and is subjected to a questionable
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The dystopian novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ written by Anthony Burgess‚ was originally published in 1962. It takes place in the future‚ where the streets are overrun with violence and crime. The main character‚ Alex‚ commits horrible crimes‚ including rape and murder with his group of friends. After breaking into a house‚ Alex is arrested and undergoes an experiment called Ludovico’s Technique. He can no longer make immoral choices‚ and feels sick when he thinks about any wrongdoing. He is vulnerable
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faced with having to choose a film to write this journal on there was no other option for me than my favorite Kubrick film‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ a film that shocked a nation with its explicit visuals and storytelling. In this paper I will touch on what I see as the film’s cultural invisibility‚ narrative‚ and lastly genre conventions. Cultural Invisibility A Clockwork Orange is a film that I feel is very open to interpretation when it comes to its cultural invisibility. The film depicts a young delinquent
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In Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange‚ we see the dilemma of a young man named Alex. Alex and his droogs live a violent life of stealing‚ raping‚ and ultra-violence. In the book‚ Alex is only fifteen but in Kubrick’s film Alex is a shade older. The book is about the effects of a controlling society on its citizens and the ramifications of cynical authorities. Most would agree that Alex and his droogs are committing wrong and senseless acts; but what makes the novel so interesting is how the government
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Nadsat Language in A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess’s writing style in his most famous novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ is different to say the least. This novel is praised for its ingenuity‚ although many are disturbed by Burgess’s predictions for the future. However‚ for many‚ it is close to impossible to comprehend without outside help. This is because Burgess created a language specifically for this novel‚ called Nadsat. This Russian-based language forms conversations between the narrator‚ Alex
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perfectly define the odd‚ near-antithesis of a hero‚ Alex‚ in A Clockwork Orange who exists as the "beloved" psychopath in this story. He religiously ventures out on nightly rampages with his band of "droogs" after consuming some type of spiked beverage‚ tearing down what society has morally built and ripping holes into the reasoning of random citizens. If ever there was a movie that depicted sociopathic behavior‚ A Clockwork Orange would be the one. Though this is Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation to
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