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A 5 page paper which compares the character of Alex
from Anthony Burgess’ novel “Clockwork Orange” to the Alex in the Stanley Kubrick
film of the same name. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAorng.rtf
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is because Kubrick seemed to take this particular novel, as he often does, and create a unique piece that is very much a Kubrick translation. As such it comes as
no surprise that the main character, Alex, is portrayed somewhat differently from the novel by Anthony Burgess and the film by Kubrick. With Burgess presentation of the character we are
left to envision things for ourselves, while Kubricks version leaves little to the imagination and bluntly shows the viewer the most horrid and shocking of events. With this in mind
the following paper examines the character of Alex as seen in Burgess original novel and in Kubricks film version. Alex in "Clockwork Orange" In first understanding something of
the theme that exists in both the novel and the film, as well as in understanding Alex, we must first look at the title of the story. This title refers
to an individual who is nothing more than a mechanical being who is perhaps following civilization in the path designated by those in power. It also provides an image of
orange, which is actually a symbolic representation of an orangutan, or an ape like creature that is not capable of creative or individual thought (Dirks). With that in mind the
primary theme within the whole novel, as well as the film, is that which asks us to look at ourselves, and our society, and see how many people are nothing
more than mechanical citizens following the leader, or the power that exists. This theme if powerfully represented in the main character who is Alex. He is nothing but a
mechanical human being who appears intelligent and cultured on the outside as he is obsessed with Beethoven and appears civil. But, the truth is that he clearly represents how such
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