'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange''

Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by FranOntanaya on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:09AM (#39216775)

I disagree with the disagreements. We look naturally at the shock value of the violence but harshly reject the shock of a character turning around out of the blue. We never give "good" the privilege of irrationality.

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by zoky on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:12AM (#39216795)

Because it’s not that interesting. Bad guy decides being bad is boring, and starts being good? Like, okay, but… why?

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by HeatrayEnjoyer on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:31AM (#39216990)

How is that any more boring than the opposite?

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by Apocryphon on Thursday February 01, 2024 @12:58PM (#39218979)

Presumably because we see the actions and consequences attached to him deciding to be bad. If the good is only contained in one cursory final chapter, there's no substance to it. Might as well save it for a sequel.

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Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange'' by longcrab on Thursday February 01, 2024 @01:21PM (#39219291)

Partly because complex empathy for others is built with experience, so the teenage main character eventually grows up.

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