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'What's it going to be then, eh?' A study of the construction of youthful identities in A Clockwork Orange
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'What's it going to be then, eh?' A study of the construction of youthful identities in A Clockwork Orange "Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven" (Warner Brothers, poster) Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange, later adapted to the screen in a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, has been noted by many to be one of the most talked about and controversial book/movie duos of the past 50 years (Davies, 2000; Parsons, 1993). Based on the story of Alex, a 15-year-old hoodlum who delights in rape, violence, thievery, and classical music, the text tells a story of betrayal, morality and reformation. The film and novel were acclaimed by some, such as John Trevelyan (Chairman of The British Board of Film Classification from 1956 to1971) who passed the film with an "X" rating and said it was "...an important social document of outstanding brilliance and quality"...
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