Interesting to note: Burgess, the author of the novel, wrote twenty-one chapters, alluding to the age of responsibility. That twenty-first chapter was sheared from both the original American version of the book, and Kubrick's film. Even more interesting to note is that this final chapter contained the moral of the story: Alex outgrows his violent tendencies. He can't relate to the modern youth anymore, and starts having thoughts of actually settling down and starting a family. It makes a lot of sense. The government can't transform him into a good citizen, it has to come from within in time. Kubrick took the message in an entirely different direction by excluding that final bit, but I can no more say that his version is void of meaning, either. ---------- >Another consideration is that A Clockwork Orange was originally a book; do >you.also think that the book was also an excuse to write about violence rather >than >a means of conveying a message about violence, crime and punishment? Molly Olsen [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]