The 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, consists of many psychological concepts. Two concepts in particular seem to have the biggest impact and role throughout this film. These concepts being, classical conditioning and the idea that our environment and our experiences of nurture are what shapes us. A Clockwork Orange is the story of a group of young men who take pleasure in committing crimes and causing others to feel pain, they call themselves the “Droogs”. Alex, the group leader, suffers from Antisocial Personality Disorder, a disorder also known as “psychopath”. Alex has no regard whatsoever for the rights of others and the rights of society; the behaviour mentioned is common amongst psychopaths. Alex, spent his youth stealing, torturing, …show more content…
For a film that was made in 1971, the presentation of the effects of classical conditioning is quite accurate and allows the viewer to understand both the positive and negative results of using classical conditioning methods. However, the type of classical conditioning used in this film is inaccurate to real world conditioning procedures. The classical conditioning used in this movie is a fictional type of aversion therapy referred to as the “Ludovico technique”. This technique has the subject (Alex) strapped to a chair and injected with drugs while having his eyelids forced open while a number of disturbing images are flashed in front of him, all to the music of Beethoven's Ninth symphony. The technique used in 1971’s, A Clockwork Orange is a brainwashing technique and is completely fictional. Therefore, the way this conditioning technique was carried out, and the results of this technique are inaccurate to real world psychological conditioning practices. The goal of this treatment was to condition the criminal subject to have feelings of strong distress whenever he or she experiences feelings and urges to act violently. The idea of classical conditioning is to make the subject understand that with …show more content…
From the beginning of the story it is clear that there is a lack of an authority figure in Alex’s life. His parents seem to be emotionally absent, they do not question their sons lack of school attendants, nor do they question where he is and wants he is doing late at night. Alex had a very relaxed upbringing and was allowed to do whatever, whenever with no consequences. The “Droog" gang members also had a negative impact on Alex’s decision making and problem solving abilities. Growing up with this lack of authority and the inability to differ between right and wrong is the ideal environment for the makings of a psychopath. Alex has no real connection with anyone; no one has ever been there to guide and teach him that there is a better path than the one he is on. He is overlooked by everyone in his life and has never had a meaningful relationship with anyone. The environmental and nurture concepts would both agree that Alex is a product of the world around him, apathetic and selfish. The 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange is a classic piece of work in the world of psychology. The story appropriately represents the concept of classical conditioning and the concept that our environment and upbringing is what shapes a person. This movie accurately presents the negative and positive affects of classical conditioning on a
I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. thank you, Chris McCandless, august?”(Krakauer, 12). My opinion is that this shows Alex was not successful at this moment because he is close to death and he needs a way out.
In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, using a pen as his weapon the author wages a war for individualism against our oppressive society. Ironically, the race and gender stereotypes he employs are oppressive themselves. The book is about the struggle between chaos and order. There’s no freedom without a little chaos, yet to maintain order, there must be oppression. McMurphy upsets the established routine of the ward, asking for schedule changes and inspiring resistance during therapy sessions.
The major key findings that were discovered in this study include the idea that it is possible that after being conditioned to react to a certain stimulus, the subject could possibly begin to generalize different objects that may cause the subject to react the same way towards the generalized stimuli as the subject did to the original stimulus. Another finding is that classical conditioning is something that could potentially have a long lasting effect on someone, especially if the subject formed a generalization to the original stimulus. The researchers felt that because of the lack of experimental evidence provided about the subject before this experiment prompted them to research it
He has also been convicted of various finical fraud of millions of dollars. I will be using the Netflix series “Murdaugh Murders: A Sothern Scandal” to help prove why I think Alex killed his family
At this moment in the film, Alex realizes that Alicia has not only been cheating on him, but also that he is married to a
There may be a few problems with the claim for the book A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess that you may not always be certain about things. Now some people may point out problems with that claim since the first thing that people may point out is the fact that Alex does not commit a crime at the end of book this being the strongest argument that can be give. You collect all of this info from what Burgess says on page 71 “ Alex all on his oddy knocky seeking like a mate. And all that
He lives only by obeying to his own rules and the rules of nature but not following the law. Alex lives at his own interest. At one point, he is caught shooting a deer and is caught in between trouble because no Alex actually exists and also that he did not have a hunting license. When he Is finally let go he refuses to go get a hunting license because he believes that the government has authority to know Alex’s business and know what he hunts and what he eats. This goes back to the way that he wats to be free but also free from the entire world.
Alex was on Bully not only because he wanted to stop getting bullied, but also because it focuses on families coping with the abuse of their children that they are facing from bullying. It also focuses on trying to show what kids are facing when they are getting bullied, and what it looks like. After being on the show, Alex was working very hard in class, bringing all of his grades up, all because he was on Bully. Another thing that Alex Libby got out of for
He was injected with a brain controlling nectar, but was able to fight it. Alex then escaped again, with his friends Zee and Tom, and made it outside but that was only the beginning of the hell he was about to witness. Tom was a kid who
Alex may have been selfish and conniving but his character and the others like him did have a strong grasp on the concept that life was worth living. Without the ability of option to pursue evil acts which was an impulse inside his well being, his ability to act human was affected. The freedom of creating these choices is what makes humans, human. Therefore, without this freedom he is driven to attempt suicide. Morality is warped into savagery.
The significance of Alex stating this question is to show Alex’s choice between good and evil. This helps lead up to part two when the question is asked again, however, by an authority figure as Alex is convicted of murder. The state asking the question exemplifies Alex’s lack of power and restriction on his options and in determining his own behaviour. Therefore, choosing his path of undergoing conditioning to learn socially acceptable and good behaviours. Then within part three, Alex is essentially left without the power to make meaningful decisions.
Therefore it can be argued that they are moral people, while Alex’s behaviour proves that he is not moral, but rather uses free will to make his own choices. Alex comes in contact with religion through a chaplain that he meets while he is in
The man does not recognize Alex, because the day of the attack Alex and his droogs were wearing masks. However, Alex does recognize the man but does not say anything because he needs the man’s kindness so that he could stay to let his wounds heal since the police brutally beat him up. F.Alexander gives shelter to Alex without knowing that Alex is the reason his wife died. When F.Alexander begins to have suspicions about who Alex really is, he states that if Alex is the man who raped and killed his wife he will tear up the boy apart. Although before this statement F.Alexander claims that he is against the way the government has forced Alex to behave well, making even things like music and art, sources of pain to him.
A Clockwork Orange depends on a certain level of complacency in order for the nadsats to induce fear in others, but when this level of complacency is dramatically increased to the degree of neutrality this tactic loses its effectiveness. No one is distracted anymore, the performance is
However, both film and novel involved Alex’s mixture of violence and music. Contrary to popular belief, the music that Alex listens to is not either hip hop or rock-and-roll, but rather Beethoven (Kolker). There are some minute similarities between Burgess and Alex, not with violence, but with their lives. Both had families that were distant, both had a connection with music, and both would rather choose than be forced. At the beginning of A Clockwork Orange, Alex chose to be bad, and after he was forced “good,” he still had bad intentions.