In the movie, convicted murderer, Alex finagled his way into the Ludovico Treatment to avoid his long life sentence. The treatment used classical conditioning to turn this killer into someone with an ill feeling towards violence. But was Alex truly cured or was it just a big scheme to get out of jail early?!?!?
Alex: “You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me that all this ultraviolence and killing is wrong, wrong, and terribly wrong. I've learned me lesson, sir. I've seen now what I've never seen before. I'm cured! Praise god!”
While Alex begged for mercy, he admits that violence is wrong, but the truth is he knew this before hand, hence why he was in jail. He also claims that he has learned his lesson, but what lesson? Violence is wrong, or I will not murder??
Alex's mind may have been manipulated to think violence is wrong through the manufactured sickness, but he still ultimately holds the power to make wrong decisions and act upon them.
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