... what drives Alex's actions: emotion. He follows no moral code nor does he even have one. However, he does follow his natural desire to sin, and can thus be described as a clockwork orange in that his actions are controlled by his emotion. We can clearly see how Alex's inclination ... strikingly similar to our desires to do the things that we want to do. This is the whole message behind the doctrine of original sin, where Adam's first sin against God carried into his descendants. All humans are born with the desire to do evil, and thus we can justify Alex's violent ... ; however, since i...

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• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: High School

... what drives Alex's actions: emotion. He follows no moral code nor does he even have one. However, he does follow his natural desire to sin, and can thus be described as a clockwork orange in that his actions are controlled by his emotion. We can clearly see how Alex's inclination ... strikingly similar to our desires to do the things that we want to do. This is the whole message behind the doctrine of original sin, where Adam's first sin against God carried into his descendants. All humans are born with the desire to do evil, and thus we can justify Alex's violent ... ; however, since i...

• Word Count: 7283
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: High School

... elements of modern consciousness throughout the novel. To truly understand, one must look at the three major turning points in Alex's life. His early teenage years of violent rampage and sin, his reformation by the State and the outcomes this has on him. In the first part, Anthony Burgess constructs the character of Alex to be what society would like to ... and tragic part of the story beginning, my only friends, in Staja Number 84F". Alex has lost all of his freedom and his life of sin has ended. He is then selected by the government to test out a new experiment called the "Ludvidico's...

• Word Count: 936
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School