Free Will In A Clockwork Orange, By Anthony Burgess

-Anthony Burgess’ dystopian novel, A Clockwork Orange, takes on the theme of free will and why it's highly crucial to people in society. In his novel, Anthony Burgess explores the absence of free will from a government project leading the main character, Alex, to become sick whenever he thinks of violence, leaving him defenseless, and having suicidal tendencies. After undergoing the experiment, Alex finds the violent acts that he once loved are now unenjoyable and sickening whenever they are upon his mind. Following his release from prison, Alex is left alone in the streets where he is unable to fight back without getting sick. Lastly, realizing the effects of the experiment on his body, Alex concludes the experiment has taken away his joy
He became scarred for life by the violence and Beethoven’s music. The music coming through the walls was making him so ailing. There was no way out except through an unlocked window. Realizing there is no way he can appreciate life anymore, he looks down upon the streets, screams out to the people below, gets upon the window sill, closes his eyes, and jumps out the window in an attempt to commit suicide. Associate Professor, Victoria Gaydosik, expounds more thoroughly about Alex’s decision of being moral in her quote about A Clockwork Orange. Dr. Victoria Gaydosik is an Associate Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma and she teaches in the Department of Language & Literature (Southwestern Oklahoma State University). She has a “Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester” (“Details”). One published credit of Dr. Gaydosik can be seen in The Facts on File Companion To The British Novel Companion to Literature.
Anthony Burgess discussed his intentions for this novel at some length, emphasizing
from the University of East Anglia. He is also an author of The Battlefields of World War I (University of Cambridge). Leslie Horvitz is an author of over thirty novels and several works of nonfiction. One of his nonfiction works, Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, was a collaboration with Dr. Joseph McCormick and his wife, Dr. Susan Fisher-Hoch investigating epidemics like HIV, Lassa Fever, and Hanta Fever (Horvitz). In Mr. Catherwood’s and Mr. Horvitz’s testimony, they essentially express China has a huge issue in regards to human rights violations. For instance, certain religious groups may become targets by the Chinese government if they pose a threat to the country’s advancement. Also, China also has a strong censor on the use of the internet where every page a citizen visits is closely monitored.
Human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China remain a grave problem even as the country contains to enjoy unprecedented economic growth. Political opponents and adherents of certain religious faiths are subjected to arbitrary detentions and imprisonment...Torture and mistreatment of detainees are widespread. The government restricts freedom of assembly and rights of laborers to organize and form independent unions. (Catherwood &