Do you believe that humans are born destined to be evil, needing cultivation and societal pressures to become good? Or do you believe that we are basically born good, but are corrupted by our social environment?
A central part of being human is free will, the ability to chose among different options. While Alex has freedom of choice , he is as human as possible.When Alex is rendered unable to choose violence, thanks to Ludovico`s Technique, Burgess sends the message that he no longer is human, but a mere clockwork orange.
I used this as a starting point for my final major project.