Clockwork Orange
Sir: Should Mr Spring's contention (July 14) be valid: that there is a link between The Clockwork Orange and the various case histories of irrational • adolescent violence, which he cites in his article, it should serve not so much as a badly thought out argument in favour of film censorship, as a savage indictment of society at large.
Unfortunates, such as David McManus, are the victims of modern British parenthood, which has abjured all responsibility for the moral upbringing of their offspring; of presentday urban planning which is producing an environmental wasteland, fit only for the rearing of human zombies; and of an education system which is churning out an ever-increasing proportion of adolescent morons of minimal intellectual capacity.
Whether contemporary culture is a reflection of contemporary mores, or vice versa, which appears to be Mr Spring's dubious argument, is beside the point.
However, should he decide, after all, to research the matter in depth, to the extent of seeing the film for himself, Mr Spring might find that Alex, futurisistic hero of The Clockwork Orange, is with us in 1973.
David Lindsay 38 Bassingham Road, London SW,18
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