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After viewing A Clockwork Orange I felt upset how someone can actually get pleasure from causing other people pain. I don’t know why I somewhat feel pathos towards young Alex, as he has destroyed a lot of lives because of his actions and he deserves everything he goes through. But however I do. I think its the fact that it doesn’t matter who they are or what they have done, but seeing how defendless and fragile one can be, can create pathos.

I don’t really see many similarities between A Clockwork Orange and The Chrysalids. Although one similarity between both the protagonists, Alex, and David, is they are both rebels. However the difference is, they perceive their rebelious acts in completly different ways and for different reasons. David rebels against his society to protect not only himself but his friends, while Alex rebels for his own individual needs. David tries to help and protect lives while Alex continues to destroy lives. Alex is very selfish. David on the other hand is very giving and caring. There is also control that is evident in both pieces. In David’s society there was a lot of control as there was inspectors to check the crops, animals, and babies to be clear of any mutations. It seems Alex’s society has alittle less control as we see that Alex got away with a lot before he was caught of the crimes he commited.  But still his society does have control as they attempt to change Alex into a good citizen by giving him treatment that stops him from acting in violence by making him ill. David and Alex have another thing in common that I can see, they have both had either a family or friends turn on them and ultimately beat them. David’s father beats him to show him the consequences and enstill the societies rules upon his son. When Alex commites a crime and comes out the front door to meet up with his friends they smash a bottle over his head, injuring him and forcing him with no other choice but to wait for the cops to show up and arrest him. After Alex is cured from his destructive behaviour and released onto the streets he is reunited with his “old gang members.” They feeling no sympathy towards him, remembering how he treated them, and now being officers, drag him out to deserted land and beat him.

I feel pathos towards both these characters as they are choosing how they want to live and better their lives, but they both have people close to them abandon them and harm them. But I also feel Alex deserved everything he had to go through, while David did not.

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