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> Look at A CLOCKWORK ORANGE as a film that actively engages the
> question.  Alex's actions are detestable, yet many perceive him as a
> sympathetic character--and not just because he suffers from an unjust
> action.  Indeed, it's hard to locate anything like a normative "hero"
> in any of Kubrick's films from LOLITA on.
Bill Harford comes off almost unscathed, considering he never goes through
with any of his many opportunties to cheat on his wife...

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