Compare And Contrast Clockwork Orange Book And Movie

“There is, in fact not much point in writing a novel unless you can show the possibility of moral transformation, or an increase in wisdom, operating in your chief character or characters. Even trashy bestsellers show people changing” (Burgess). In the novel A Clockwork Orange a moral transformation is shown whereas in the film it is absent. Although Anthony Burgess’ novel A Clockwork Orange and the 1971 Stanley Kubrick film version are similar in matters of the use of nadsat language and the presence of a self-serving deceitful government, they are however different in terms of the ending. All these concepts tie into the theme of the battle between good and evil. To begin, the novel and the film are similar as they both keep the nadsat language and the ensuing effect it has on the audience is the same. Nadsat (“teen” in Russian) is the slang language created by Burgess and is inspired from a mix
Towards the end of the novel the Minister of the Interior; who is under fire by the general public and media for the use of the Ludovico technique (unethical aversion therapy) on Alex which resulted in Alex trying to kill himself; makes a deal with Alex. The deal is that if Alex supports the government publicly and takes pictures with the Minister smiling and showing he is a ‘’good man’’, the government will in return give Alex a job and turn a blind eye to any of the violent crimes he has and will commit. Alex accepts and then goes on continuing to do “...the old ultraviolence” (Burgess 1) ;as he calls his violent actions; and the government is fine with this as long as their pristine image is upheld. While the movie ends on this scene (we do not get to see the ultraviolence after this) the deal he strikes with the Minister is the same and it is implied that he does continue after with his violent acts. The minister says