The novel’s theme of the significance of human beings having control over their own morality plays a large role in both the film and the novel. Each work relies on the fundamental idea th

at “Evil must coincide with good in order that moral choice may operate” as Burgess will state. It is from this point however that Burgess and Kubrick take opposing views. While most can sympathize (along with Burgess) that Kubrick’s stance of human beings being incapable of change for the better can be true, most would agree that this is a rather cynical approach to looking at human existence. Although Burgess himself will say that human nature is not necessarily totally good or evil, in the end he makes the assumption that people would choose morality over sin. Burgess’s intention for the novel to end with the twenty first chapter, showing Alex as choosing to be a model of virtue on his own, was done for a reason. The number twenty one, signifying adulthood and maturity, reveals that Burgess felt that at a young age people may stray away from being model citizens, but humanity and kindness will prevail. Kubrick’s film does not show the twenty first chapter, indicating that he frowns on the apparent optimism of Burgess, showing that people are most likely incapable of change for the better. The importance of ones personal choice of the way he /she will conduct themselves is seen in both novels, but the outcome of these choices slightly differs from one another.

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