A Clockwork Orange By: Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange” The human spirit can take two forms, that of evil or that of good. The novella, A Clockwork Orange, is a look into the depths of the human soul and analyzes how these different types of spirits react in society. While the novel was written as a satire, thus making it completely overblown in a certain matter, it, at the same time, does a great job of making the reader …

…truths of good and evil” and the imagery created by the powerful descriptions of the music and how Alex behaves towards the music all illustrate this. The point is also illustrated quite well in the almost identical idea of Sam Peckinpah and his Straw Dogs. All in all it can be assumed that not only could a little guidance have helped Alex, but a little restraint on the part of doctors and their Ludivico process.