rcastic displays of all time.[where does the good/bad and “free will” ideas fit in here? You are not spelling out/meshing your initial ideas very well here]A Clockwork Orange explores another concept of human nature, that of “free will” and “moral choice” and does this by chronicling the life and evolution of an adolescent who falls into trouble. The main character and humble narrator is Alex, an extremely violent adolescent with numerous contradictory traits. After Alex spends almost two years in Prison for his wicked deeds, he hears of a new program that can reform a prisoner and have him out of the jail system in a week's time. Eager to be back in the world and functioning as a citizen, Alex jumps to volunteer for this new treatment, having no idea what he is getting himself into. At first, the accommodations are much better than prison. The next day, the true treatment begins. Alex is brought into a movie screening room, which he likes very much, up until the point when he is bound in a straightjacket, tied to a chair, which allows him to only look at the screen, and his eyelids are forced open. The doctors administering the “Reclamation Treatment” begin playing many films that depict brutal violence, gore, and rape. Normally Alex wouldn't have minded these films, but the shot he was given previously begins to kick in, and he starts feeling intense pain all over his body. Alex can only associate a sickening pain with the violent lifestyle he once led. Any sudden inclination he might have towards violence or lust is quickly met with a terrible feeling that swells up inside him. Thus, Alex’s free will is stripped away by these doctors forcing him to view and do exactly what they say. A press conference is then held to demonstrate the effects of this fabulous new treatment. At the conclusion of the press conference, the prison chaplain stands up and says “Choice. He has no rea...
