A Clockwork Orange
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Abstract Psychopathology symptoms have been analyzed through various movies but the movie "A Clockwork Orange" has raised several deep philosophical questions that are still unanswered. This movie reflected the dilemma that an increase in moral leads to a decrease in freedom. The dualistic society is beautifully portrayed in this movie only consists of victims and perpetrators. The purpose of this term paper is to provide a comprehensive description of psychopathology symptoms depicted in this movie and also a DSM-IV diagnosis of the protagonist (Alex). This movie is a rich source of the portrayal of all the symptoms of DSM-IV.