An Orange‚ a Tomato‚ and Mind Control: A comparison between Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange; Jonathan Demme’s The Manchurian Candidate; and George Orwell’s 1984 in relation to mind control and human conditioning. Mr. Robinson ENG 4U Nykki Armstrong January 10. 13 The greater the power‚ the more dangerous the abuse – Edmund Burke Muammar Gaddafi‚ Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler all have one vital thing in common; these men all had an overwhelming greed for power and
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Anthony Burgess gained much of his fame from his book A Clockwork Orange. The story was ultimately dismissed for its graphic portrayal of violence and sex. However‚ people who have read his books can see further than these grotesque parts society. Burgess weaves into his writings the stories of his past; Anthony Burgess lived a life plagued with abuse and sickness all around him. He found comfort in the arts and would use this as an outlet for his trauma; he would try to seek closure by working in
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KUBRICK CONTRA NIHILISM: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Much critical ink has been spilled over the question of whether the world-view of archetypal auteur Stanley Kubrick is nihilistic or not‚ and appropriately so. To my mind‚ this is one of the most important questions we can ask about genuine artists and their oeuvres. If auteur criticism is to have any validity‚ from a philosophical perspective‚ it must address such issues. True cinematic geniuses (e.g.‚ Bergman‚ Antonioni‚ Wertmuller‚ Hitchcock
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Explanation of why I choose this Topic: I chose this topic simply because of my interest towards evaluating main characters. Both the film Iron Man and the novel A Clockwork Orange‚ share a similarity in which characters consisted of such acts‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors; that were not accepted by others. In this topic‚ I am able to closely examine the main characters‚ and to study their personality and their daily lives. My interest focuses on character aspects‚ and how they developed throughout
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the Clockwork Orange‚ the idea of an orange with clockwork in it is a weird concept‚ however‚ its works for the concept of the novel. Alex is a street punk who has commits heinous acts with his gang. However‚ when he was sent to prison‚ they used The Ludovico Technique to replace his violent tendencies. Even though the term clockwork orange is barely brought up in the text‚ the idea that it holds is shown. The act of the Ludovico Technique is the embodiment of the concept of a clockwork orange‚ the
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and sex‚ in which his lovely friends accompany him. Through the novel we are bound to listen to his friends’ nasty thoughts and actions. At some point in the novel the main character and the boys watches the film Clockwork Orange‚ as they have done so many times before. The Clockwork Orange is basically just a couple of guys giving beatings and rapes women for the fun of it. This makes me think of
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both A Clockwork Orange and the modern world‚ including Bulgaria. On the other hand‚ slang is any new form of language‚ specific for a certain group of people‚ as is in Geroge Orwell’s 1984 – Newspeak is a completely new form of language that the government introduces to the nation in order for it to replace completely original English. Yet‚ Newspeak is still a form of slang. However‚ here is shown another use of it: slang as means of control‚ exactly the opposite of its use in A Clockwork Orange and
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finding the motives of antiheroes can give us introspective power. Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and Michael Dickman’s Red Migraine share the themes of violence and pain with such jarring imagery‚ making an unlikely connection between pain and happiness and thus revealing the inherent driving force of nihilistic antiheroes. The themes director Stanley Kubrick presents in the 1971 cult classic A Clockwork Orange are‚ at first glance‚ distancing to an audience. The film garishly portrays violence
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classic novel‚ A Clockwork Orange. The compelling speeches display a significant level of hope and optimism by creating a distinctive‚ reasoning and humble voice that addresses issues of inequality and racial conflict; and by outlining their intention of unifying and motivating the nation in order to create change and a more prosperous future. This allows a greater understanding of people and the world‚ and can be compared to the ever-changing voice portrayed in A Clockwork Orange. John F. Kennedy
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of Ultra-Violence The movie A Clockwork Orange touches on rather interesting topics such as the corruption of government and our society and also the reoccurring theme of sex and violence. The film could be considered a classic of the adolescent vs society. The brutal violence and some rape scenes are a bit much but are done in a way to help the theme and idea of the film as a whole. In 1971‚ Stanley Kubrick uses first person narrative to shows the inside clockwork of a young boy (Alex; played
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