Unprovoked rampages of “ultraviolence” are characteristic of Alex DeLarge, the main character in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of “A Clockwork Orange.” DeLarge takes juvenile delinquency to a new extreme as he and a gang consisting of other sociopathic teenagers commit horrific violent crimes across dystopian Britain.
Due to his unmatched intelligence, DeLarge appointed himself as the leader of his gang. He also possesses a charisma that is shared by both Hannibal Lector and the Joker. Once captured for his crimes, DeLarge is able to endear himself to the prison chaplain and officials with his boyish charm and superficial obedience. This charm and intelligence, when combined with the lack of empathy he shows towards his undeserving victims, signify that DeLarge experiences a form of ASPD.
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