Ultra Violence In A Clockwork Orange

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago began a quest across the Sahara Desert in search of a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is obviously our quester: a young boy, determined and enthusiastic about learning everything that he can. His destination is also clear: the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago must travel across the Sahara Desert from Andalusia to Egypt, spanning approximately four thousand miles. The stated reason for traveling to Egypt was to obtain a hidden treasure mentioned in Santiago’s recurrent dream about a child showing him a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. On the way there, Santiago met and overcame many difficulties. He was swindled by a thief and lost all of his money; involved himself in violent tribal wars; was apprehended by Arab soldiers; received brutal beatings. In the last part of his journey, Santiago learned from his attackers that the treasure was located at his home, where it all began, in Andalusia. The real reason that Santiago

“I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing (91).” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck these “bad things” happen continuously. Do each of these instants prove that Lennie is violent? In this novel, Lennie is not a violent person because he doesn’t have mental stability, he doesn’t realize his strength, and he has never shown intentional violence.

What has our society come to these days? Everywhere we look, violence is present, at the streets, at work, at school, and even at home. Every day in the news we see reports about shootings, wars, thefts, drugs, rapes, and deaths. The worse part of seen this in the news is that all way do it’s complain about it and sit back. We do not even attempt an explanation or a resolution. Violence is among one of the most malignant act that has been increasing day by day. And why is it that we complain about other people being violent, but when we are asked if we are violent or if we have ever responded with violence, everyone says they are not violent. But if among ourselves we are not violent then who is it that makes our society a violent society?

Gladwell’s article “Thresholds of Violence” interestingly describes John LaDue and his unique case in very intriguing detail, while also making comparisons between him and many other school shooters. I found my eyes scanning through each paragraph quickly, practically glued to every page. However, something caught my eye halfway through the article and caused me to pause and contemplate a large aspect of Gladwell’s piece. His comparison of the growth of the number of school shooters in the country to a slowing growing riot is simply inaccurate.

Alex’s dad was a police officer. He was on the seen when a man came up and shoot him in the back of his head. He fell to the ground lifeless. Alex’s dad was one of the biggest role models in Alex’s life. Now Alex had no father in his life and he missed his dad a lot .

Often times, violence is prevalent in literature. It is captivating, it enhances the plot, and it creates feelings of suspense and tension within the reader. However, in well-crafted works of literature, scenes of violence serve an even greater purpose. Violence is frequently used in order to contribute to the meaning of the complete work, and Ernest Hemingway utilizes violence in order to highlight the meaning in The Sun Also Rises. In the novel, Robert Cohn verbally attacks protagonist Jake Barnes and his friend Mike Campbell after questions arise pertaining to the whereabouts of widely-coveted Lady Brett Ashley. Jake then strikes Cohn, and a fistfight between the three men ensues. Hemingway utilizes the violence between the men in order

Alex is caught (page 70): Alex had held firm in his belief that it was better to run oneself by feeling as opposed to thought, and this was exhibited by his rash actions of violence. Additionally he used his youth to his advantage to remain out of trouble with the authorities but his youth was actually a large part in his capture. He hadn't really considered that he might ever get caught, hadn't truly believed that his drools would really betray him because he thought so highly of himself. However, in this part of the book this false belief crumples apart as he accidentally kills the old woman, and is left to the millicents by George and Dim.

In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Krakauer writes about Christopher McCandless, a young man who drops everything in his life to go travel throughout the states and end up in Alaska to find the truth to his questions. But did Chris find the truth he desperately desired? Some would say that McCandless did, other would say that he has wasted his time and was being ignorant and stupid. I agree with the author, Jon Krakauer, that Christopher McCandless was not a crazy lunatic, a sociopath, or an outcast because he had made lots of friends while traveling, but there were times when Chris was incompetent, even though he managed to stay alive for quite awhile. Christopher McCandless had a pretty normal childhood.

A few acts of violence in the community never hurt nobody. In our society today, the crime has skyrocketed tremendously. Two violent individuals that share similar characteristics are Fight Club character Tyler Durden and A Clockwork Orange’s Alex Delarge. People like Tyler Durden and Alex Delarge have a point to prove in society. They both enjoy being local terrorists in their communities, and express no guilt,or any conscious at all in destroying the world one day at a time. In Chuck Palanhuik’s book Fight Club, Tyler Durden is the character and sociopath who prides himself on self destruction and the destruction of others. In Anthony Burgess

The amount of crime in a society reflects the society’s values greatly. Alex and his friends commit violent crimes in this book purely for their entertainment. Alex says,“ But what I do, I do because I like to

In Thresholds of Violence by Malcom Gladwell, school shooting happen all the time. There is no way around it. But the question we need to ask is ¨Does each school shooting have a common idea or a pattern?” The answer is no. There is no pattern between any of the shooting because they're different people who have nothing in common. There has been 142 school shootings since Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. When a school shooting happens the police don’t check to see if there's a pattern. Their main focus to to detain the shooter or shooters, keep the kids safe, and help the wounded. So why does it even matter about whether or not there is a pattern. Between every school shootings or bomb threats, the only thing they have in common is that it is

Previous research suggests that Alex DeLarge, a fictional character created by Anthony Burgess, was the epitome of evil. However, previous research has not considered the environmental, socio-economical, and physiological dispositions that molded him into the person he became. Hence, in this paper, it is argued that Alex DeLarge is at a greater risk for Antisocial Personality Disorder than most members of the general population. This is important because it allows us to view beyond the theatrics and the metaphors into a character that is mentally unstable not a villainous caricature in the eyes of the audience.

To be violent is to use physical force with the intention of hurting someone or something. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the character of Jack reflects his latent violence onto the other characters around him. The evolution of Jack’s character from proper to primitive, explains that violence among people can be influenced by a violent leader. The reader sees Jack leading and influencing violence upon people, when he conducts his hunters to a successful first pig hunt, when the boys dance and kill Simon, and when Jack’s tribe viciously hunts Ralph.

Although attacks on A Clockwork Orange are often unwarranted, it is fatuous to defend the novel as nonviolent; in lurid content, its opening chapters are trumped only by wanton killfests like Natural Born Killers. Burgess' Ted Bundy, a teenage Lucifer named Alex, is a far cry from the typical, spray paint-wielding juvenile delinquent. With his band of "droogs," or friends, Alex goes on a rampage of sadistic rape and "ultraviolence." As the tale unfolds, the

Dalai Lama once said “Through violence, you may ‘solve’ one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.” She is explaining that violence does not solve any problems and for people to get over their situations, they need to solve them by getting support from family and friends. In the story “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, we learn that there is a rivalry between a group named the Greasers and the Soc’s. A boy named Ponyboy has two brothers named Sodapop and Darry. They are in the Greasers gang. Their parents died in a car accident and were left alone in a very dangerous city. Darry is very mean to Ponyboy but it is only because he is trying to be protective and keep him safe. One night, Darry slaps Ponyboy for being out so late which results in him running away with a boy named Johnny. He was beat up by the Soc’s which made him very mad. He always was ready to get them back. That night the Soc’s roll up in a blue mustang and try to drown Ponyboy and kill Johnny. Johnny had his knife and killed Bob, the Soc. Life is always a struggle because of violence which gives the world pain and emotion which causes the attitudes of these bad people.