of entertainment are shallow and based purely on superficial violence. Alex Delarge as a character is who is viewed in a range of different ways with Ebert being disgusted with him yet Kubrick himself liking Alex. When you are shown Alex on screen he is shot by Kubrick as normal in a world of obscurity. Kubrick uses wide angle lenses which distort objects to the side of the shot making them look slightly strange so when Alex is shown to us on screen he is either in the centre of the wide angle shot
The following themes, “a heaven believer atheist” and “innocent youth” from “The Catcher of the Rye”, “religion versus faith” and “power causes corruption” from “A Man for All Seasons”, “corruption of innocence” and “innocence of youth” from “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “sex and rape” and “nature of man” from “Catch-22”, “casual violence” and “personal transformation” from “A Clockwork Orange”, and “sexual violence” and “personal transformation” from “Disgrace”, are the central ideas that are expressed
Alex is the main character, referring to himself as “Your Humble Narrator” throughout the novel, showing his arrogance and sarcasm. Although Alex takes pleasure in causing mayhem, he loves classical music, especially Ludwig Van Beethoven. This is mainly because the music helps him to envision his acts of ultra-violence inflicted on innocent victims. After a crime, Alex is sentenced to 14 years in prison, but is given an option to get out early: undergo the Ludovico Technique. Alex agrees, but the
In this book Alex and his friend are arrested for being caught during a burglary. Alex goes to jail for being found guilty of murder, but his friend was not convicted, because he was shot dead by the police. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole, and it was no ordinary prison, it was a furnace. He could not have any visitors or chance of getting out. He is afraid that he might not survive very long in the furnace, and that is part of the conflict in the book. He does not worry about friends
To me Alex has found a real meaning to life not just a follow the rules meaning. I think he has found a unnormal meaning to life one that he can only describe as free and not locked up. Alex no longer wanted to live a normal life he wanted his life to be outgoing and extraordinary. In the book the author states “thrilled by minor brushes with the law, savoring the savoring the intermittent company of other vagabonds he met along the way.”. To me this means that Alex loved to get in trouble because
many aspects of the story. The young protagonist in the story is Alex. Through the dialogue used by the characters and the language used in the narrative, music, and other aspects of the culture of the characters, Alex's character is developed. Alex's character is also influenced by other characters. The protagonist and narrator Alex, speaks in Nadsat slang which is used by the modern youth in the boo and also formal English. Alex calls formal English "his gentlemanly goloss". The Nadsat slang was
punishment should be used to deter individuals from committing crimes, but not by intentionally inflicting physical or psychological injuries. In A Clockwork Orange, the main character, Alex DeLarge, is the evil antagonist, identified in the film by ominous background music. Leader of his three followers, Alex and his minions often went on unspeakably violent rampages. When Alex's followers turn on him
The indirect interior monologue we get next is essential. There is something seriously affecting Henry— his faith is being tested— and what he once found comforting is now not. He is worried and this worry is mentioned twice in one paragraph. Henry also admits his sadness. Now compare this segment to the exchange between him and his wife. He does not tell her of this sadness, his worry or his confusion. He clearly thinks about her own lack of faith, but does not ask her about that either. Instead
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a book about the life of Malcolm X from a young age and to his accomplishments. The book begins with Malcolm X as a young boy living with his Mother and Father with his siblings. Malcolm X experienced racism at a young age as it was very common where he lived. His father was even a victim of Racism, as he died by the hands of a white man. Malcolm faced a loss of a parent at a very young age and later on lost his mom to a mental hospital because she went crazy being
Throughout the The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley, the author, uses many events to develop central ideas throughout the text. Malcolm X born as Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Witnessing full discrimination and racial violence during that time. Causing his family to move throughout his early childhood, although they still continued to experience terrifying persecution and violence. To allow an image of what Malcolm X was born into the author begins the text with the astonishing