History WMG / AClockworkOrange

Most of the fashions the young people wear are based on the punk rock movement. That explains why type writers, cassette tapes, and vinyls are still used, but fashion is a little weird. Alex and his friends stop at random people's houses under the pretense they need to use the phone, since cell phones don't exist yet. Also the brainwashing techniques are advanced, hence why it's in a timeline where science has advanced.

Both were directed by Stanley Kubrick and take place in the future. The events seen here are what is going on when the Monolith is discovered.

And the themes of government control will be a parody of TheRedScare, complete with them accusing Alex's [[BilingualBonus Slavic-based nadsat]] as "[[DevelopmentGag influenced by Russians and/or Eastern Europeans]]", and [[HistoricalInJoke using MK-Ultra stand-ins]] [[CaptiveAudience for when they "correct" Alex]]. The setting would also create a nice, CrapsaccharineWorld contrast between Alex's good-old Ultraviolence, and the cheesy, ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' sitcom-style suburbias he tears through. While Alex and his gang will likely retain their more sophisticated traits (a love of Beethoven, wearing all-white one-pieces and {{Nice Hat}}s, etc.), and assert these traits as being better than the other, uncultured Americans, the rival gang they fight may become a parody of either GreaserDelinquents and/or [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks 40s-50s-era American Military uniforms]], with merely a taste of the UsefulNotes/NaziGermany [[PuttingOnTheReich military uniforms left over]] (or, if they are still full-on Nazis, they'll counter Alex's Slavic-based nadsat with a Germanic-based equivalent, using GratuitousGerman phrases ("Über", "Soldat", etc.), especially phrases related to Nazi ideology ("Übermensch", "Lebensraum", "Führer", etc.).

In the original novel at least where he got redeemed at the end. Psychopaths are born not made, but the condition can't be treated and they have shallow emotions, which does not seem to be the case for Alex. Sociopaths are made, but they also have quite shallow emotions and can't feel love. And if he truly were a sociopath how would It's heavily implied that Alex does actually love his parents or at least wishes a strong bond with them. In the last chapter he gets redeemed after seeing that Pete redeemed with a family of his own and Alex follows his example. A sociopath would not be redeemed that easily.
This includes the theory that he has a FreudianExcuse. He UsedToBeASweetKid but got traumatized by the CrapsackWorld he's living in and didn't have very good role models. Because of this he felt the need to let his anger out by lashing out at others through violence. However, he took pleasure at hurting innocent people, even though his conscience told him it's wrong and because he doesn't fully understand how his subconscious mind works and AdultsAreUseless, he came to the conclusion that he is an irredeemable monster. His parents, while not mean towards him, are quite neglectful, yet they are called decent. The other adults are either neglectful themselves or us force instead of trying to help young people solve their emotional issues. Alex knows he lives in a CrapsackWorld, so he probably found SafetyInIndifference and gave up trying to be a good person. He does have a love for culture, because deep down he likes order, and deep down he admires Beethoven for bringing joy to the world. The Ludovico treatment didn't work, because pain and force are not what can convince him to want to change. Seeing Pete being redeemed is what redeemed him too, because what he truly needed was hope that he can change.

In the original novel at least where he got redeemed at the end. Psychopaths are born not made, but the condition can't be treated and they have shallow emotions, which does not seem to be the case for Alex. Sociopaths are made, but they also have quite shallow emotions and can't feel love. And if he truly were a sociopath how would It's heavily implied that Alex does actually love his parents or at least wishes a strong bond with them. In the last chapter he gets redeemed after seeing that Pete redeemed with a family of his own and Alex follows his example. A sociopath would not be redeemed that easily. This includes the theory that he has a FreudianExcuse. He UsedToBeASweetKid but got traumatized by the CrapsackWorld he's living in and didn't have very good role models. There was a lot of violence going on and AdultsAreUseless. His parents, while not mean towards him, are quite neglectful, yet they are called decent. The other adults are either neglectful themselves or us force instead of trying to help young people solve their emotional issues.

[[WMG: Frank Alexander's wife's death has even more hidden implications]]

Frank states that his wife died a few months after the attack. So Alex isn't really her murderer and can't be technically said to have been directly responsible for her death. According to Frank, the doctors said pneumonia but "I know what it really was!". He is convinced that she died of a sexually transmitted disease that she got from her rapist on that fateful night. However, little Alex would have been checked and cleared of any STDs upon entry to the prison (the head guard asking if he's ever had any was a mere formality). He would have most certainly been checked before the Ludovico treatment. STDs stays in the system a long time and it would have been in his records if he had any such diseases. So this means that Mrs. Alexander could not have gotten it from little Alex. But that she had been fooling around behind Frank's back with other men.

Considering the CrapsackWorld he's living in, how young he is, how his friends are and how absent his parents are, what are the chances he doesn't have a FreudianExcuse. Sure, he might believe he does it ForTheEvulz, and he might be right about it, but the world he lives in made him that way.

Considering the CrapsackWorld he's living in, how young he is, how his friends are and how absent his parents are, what are the chances he doesn't have a FreudianExcuse. Sure, he might believe he does it ForTheEvulz, and he might be right about it, but the world he lives in made him that way. Considering the fact that he genuinely cares about his pet snake, he is not a psychopath or sociopath.