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=A Clockwork Orange= " '--The attempt to impose upon man, a creature of growth and capable of sweetness, to ooze juicily at the last round the bearded lips of God, to attempt to impose, I say, laws and conditions appropriate to a mechanical creation, against this I raise my swordpen--' " (from F. Alexander's //A CLOCKWORK ORANGE//; Pt. 1, Ch. 2, Pg. 25)

Should an individual's free will be sacrificed in order to obtain social stability? = =

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While sitting on the dock I saw an orange clock As it went tick I poked it with a stick And all of its juice gushed out

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Alex's treatment scene from the movie adaptation of the novel.

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media type="file" key="2-15 'Ode to Joy' from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor 'Choral', Op. 125.m4a"media type="file" key="09 Stay Small.m4a"media type="file" key="11 The Heir Of Empty Breath.m4a"====== The second and third songs are "Stay Small" and "The Heir of Empty Breath" (respectively) by The Receiving End of Sirens. "Stay Small" discusses a parent's desires that his or her child hadn't been born because of the negative influence that society is having upon the child. The parent explains that the "culture's a vulture," and how if the child had never grown up, then the society could not take its effect on the child. The parent's distress is evident through passages like "I found not a single prayer, could save my daughter from despair, as long as she stayed in love with this place." The child has become a victim of the society already, believing it to be the correct structure in which to live, and the parent realizes there is no hope to free his or her child from its influence. "The Heir of Empty Breath" discusses how the narrator has lost all personal constitution, giving into society. The narrator remarks on "the digrace" he has become, that regret" is his "blushing bride," and how "he wallows in what [he] could have been." The title of the song explains his situation directly. Empty breath stands for the fact that he has lost his purpose in life, he has lost his voice. He has given into society's mold, allowing it to shape him so that it is his "stilt," his "brace," his "crutch," supporting him so that he can now just "carry on carelessly." Both of these songs exemplify the nature of Alex's society and how it has affected him. At the end he explains how he can no longer control his actions, and says that he is like a wind-up toy, moving on a straight path until he collides with society. The full lyrics of these songs are posted in the discussion section.

-Ryan Kristobak