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Music, Violence, and Identity in Anthony Burgess? A Clockwork Orange


Linking the fundamental conflict between individual identity and societal identity with musical imagery in Anthony Burgess? A Clockwork Orange creates a lens through which one can recognize the tendency that violence has to destroy an individual?s identity. Although Alex clearly associates violence with his own individual identity and sense of self, he consistently reveals the impossibility of remaining an individual in the face of group-oriented violence. Images drawn from the realm of music parallel the destruction of Alex?s identity, either through conformity to a group?s style of violence or through failure to embrace the homogeneity of group actions associated with violence. As Alex?s narrative progresses, musical imagery follows the decline and re-emergence of his personal identity as a function of his involvement in violence. Musical references underscore the power of violence to negate individual identity in favor of group identity, thereby illuminating the destructive effect that violence as on th... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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