Both Alex and John Proctor live in highly oppressive societies from which they feel alie

When he is released back into society he is no longer a freethinking individual. "Before the brainwashing Alex has chosen, consciously as he thought, the evil action. By means of the Ludovico processing, Alex is denied the choice itself." (DeVitis, 108) When Alex is set free, he force to live by the rules that he despises. The government is condemning Alex to a life of confinement where his decisions are made for him, making him no longer an individual. Likewise in The Crucible John Proctor is placed in a situation where he is falsely accused of witchcraft, arrested, and put on trial before a merciless town judge. Although he denies having anything to do with the devil, he is given the choice between confessing to the crime or being hanged. Once accused, John must choose what the town has deemed to be "goodness", that is, admitting to a crime that he is not guilty, or face death. Proctor wants to live, but does not want to see his false, signed confession on the church door. "I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence but it be public? God does not need my name nailed upon the church." (Miller, 142) Proctor is unable to lie to himself, and chooses death since it is the only option left for him to keep his integrity. As he is about to die he says to his wife, "Would you give them such a lie? You would not. It is evil... for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor." (Miller, 138) Proctor, knowing he has done nothing wrong, refuses to let his right to choose between right and wrong be taken away, and as a result must choose death to remain true to himself. Alex and John proctor are given no choice but to be "good" as defined by the government, and because they do not act in the way society wishes, they are denied their free will.

have the desire to commit acts of violence to offend the states peace." (Burgess, 76) He becomes brainwashed by the government so that the thought of violence will result in agony and pain.

committing a crime, and posses no threat to society. "Never again will you have the desire to commit acts of violence or offend in any way against the states peace." (Burgess, 76) To his dismay, Alex realizes that things he took pleasure in before, such as music and art, are now a source of pain to him. (Burgess, 180) Thus, he is forced to live in innocence, without the ability to choose for himself, and it is this weakness which separates him form humanity. Alex has essentially become a 'clockwork' man himself, as he is now an empty person who must experience life without being able to enjoy it. Before Alex underwent the process, he is warned by the prison chaplain of the negative effects of such a process: "t

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