Literary Speculation

Literary Speculation: Clockwork Orange I havent read something that disturbed me this much in a long time. The described visuals and psychological torments in the book are gut wrenching. It takes many ideas that society might feel uncomfortable about and weaves it into a disturbing beautiful piece of art. The main character, a twisted sociopath, commits a series of terrible deeds like raping and killing. Then he is arrested and tricked into hypno-therapy which strips him of his freedom to make choices.

The book creates a fascinating world and scenarios with double meanings that just leave the audience wondering. For example, in the beginning of the book, the children are drinking milk. This milk is laced with drugs. It is dispensed from the breast of a female statue. The scenario itself yields a double meaning. The children are receiving breast milk alluding to the dependency of children, but, this milk is loaded with narcotics which is a metaphor of innocence already taken.

The main character is a killer and a rapist. One day, during his mischief, he is caught by the police. Yet the book is able to take his situation and make the audience feel sympathetic for him. In prison ,the main character Alex, is treated with a type of hypnotherapy called the Ludovico technique. It makes him feel sick when he tries to commit crimes or do something bad. Ultimately it robs him of his freedom to do bad. I It made me think about what is the definition of freedom. If one cant choose between right and wrong, then how can one still be human? Would it be ok to rob someone 's freedom to be human, even though they are a stain to society? In doing so , you save many people that would be affected by this stain in society. Morally, I think death would be a less cruel punishment.