A Clockwork Orange has came to an end. The overall book was interesting; and the violence in the book was over the top in this book. I dont believe that the teens should have been subjective to all the violence. Eventhough it puts warning to the readers that read the book. It makes the reader question why do the youth get away with some much violence, or is it possible to reform a criminal.
I thought Alex wanted to change for the better. He was still involved with some violence that was surrounding him. When Alex came home from prision and he went back home to his parents, but to his surprise they bascially didnt want him anymore. They didnt have any remorse for anymore as if they lost their son to violence.
When Alex seen his old friend with his wife and child it made him wonder. Alex starts to question his youth and what he wants his furture to be like. As he states he knows that he he's not young anymore and that it;s time for him to grow up. I feel as though that seeing his friend was a wake up call for him. I wonder did it take seeing his friend having making him want to change. I feel as though the aversion therapy wasnt worth it, but to some effect it did change Alex for the better.
Impact
12 years ago
Yeah the ending was I guess left up to us. What really changed him? I guess it was seeing his friend with his wife like you said. It just seems so illogical to me that he would just change after that one encounter, but I guess it got him to thinking about his life. We know he didn't change after he left prison, because he went right back to violence after he got out of the hospital and he was cured as he says when he doesn't feel sick anymore when he chooses violence. Overall though the book was an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteI got the hint that the government figure that visited him in the hospital "cured" him because he spoke out against the people who somewhat encouraged him to jump out the window. At least thats how i took it. I got a few good strong messages from this book and the teen violence is one of them. And his choice for a family was odd, but maybe it will give Alex hope and make him a better man. After all he did say he was going to tell his son not to be like him when he was younger. I think he was also seeing himself a little more like his father because his father didn't want him to do the things he had been doing.
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