Anthony Burgess via Alex DeLarge Psychoanalysis is based on the idea that literature is an extension of the conscious and subconscious mind. In a novel, the emotions of an author manifest themselves as the story of a protagonist and his world. The protagonist is created as the author's character, and the setting of the story parallels the events of the author's past. In Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, the protagonist Alex DeLarge is a direct projection of Burgess's psyche. Analysis of Burgess's childhood confirms the psychoanalytic theory that Alex and his imaginary experiences in A Clockwork Orange are the result of thoughts, fears, and desires that have been suppressed from Burgess's conscious mind his entire life. Just as Burgess did, Alex struggles with developing and maintaining healthy relationships, with choosing between what is "right" and what is "wrong," and with the challenge of growing up. The most influential part of a human being's life is the relationship with parents. . All independent actions of adults are based on the initial interactions between parent and child. Burgess's mother died shortly after his birth. Blamed for taking his mother's life by his father, Burgess was sent to live with his aunt. The relationship between child and parent was absent throughout Burgess' childhood, which is why Alex DeLarge has his "mommy and daddy issues." The first similarity between Alex and Burgess is briefly discussed when Alex returns home after a fun evening with his droogs, or friends. After coming home late and going to his room to listen to loud music, Alex is full of pride and joyfully explains that “[p]ee and em (dad and mom, dad and mom) in their next room had learned not to knock or......middle of paper......in Stanley Kubrick films. July 4, 2010.Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange. W. W. Norton & Company Inc. New York: 1962.Burgess, Anthony. "Introduction." A Clockwork Orange. W. W. Norton & Company Inc. New York: 1962.Clune, Anne. "Anthony Burgess." Discovering the authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Network. March 11, 2012.Daniels, Don. “A Clockwork Orange”. Sight and Sound, 1973. "Introduction." Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange. W. W. Norton & Company Inc. New York: 1986. "John (Anthony) Burgess Wilson." Discovering the authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Network. March 11, 2012. "John (Anthony) Burgess Wilson Overview." Discovering the authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Network. March 11, 2012. SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNote on A Clockwork Orange." SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Network. April 19. 2012.