Psychological Profile For Alex

MY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR ALEX DELARGE

In the past couple of years, since I first watched ACO & began writing fanfiction for it, I sought the assistance of Diane N. Tran (known to the Great Mouse Detective fans as Mlle. Irene Relda) for help in writing my first story, since I was having some trouble comprehending the movie on a deeper level. Diane & I did some talking & discussion over the revised parts of my story, & as a result of our conversations, here is my psychological profile for Alex DeLarge (keep in mind that it's just my speculation, NOT the gospel truth):

PART 1 -- THE ANTI-SOCIAL ALEX...

During my conversations with Diane, she told me in great detail that Alex was clearly a victim of anti-social personality disorder (referred to from now on as APD). The stuff I say below explains why:

SYMPTOMS OF APD (COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA):
Common characteristics of people with antisocial personality disorder include:

Persistent lying or stealing
Recurring difficulties with the law
Tendency to violate the rights of others (property, physical, sexual, emotional, legal)
Aggressive, often violent behavior; prone to getting involved in fights
Inability to keep a job
A persistent agitated or depressed feeling (dysphoria)
Inability to tolerate boredom
Disregard for the safety of self or others
A childhood diagnosis of conduct disorders
Lack of remorse for hurting others
Superficial wit and charm
Impulsiveness
A sense of extreme entitlement
Inability to make or keep friends
Lack of guilt
Recklessness, impulsivity
People who have antisocial personality disorder often experience difficulties with authority figures.

Alex, Diane said, clearly shows ALL of these signs in the book & movie--which, of course, means he has APD. But what warning signs would Alex have shown during his childhood?

MOST-RECOGNIZED WARNING SIGNS:
Bedwetting
Early masturbatory fantasies
Record of sexual / physical / emotional abuse

With these incorporated into my story "A Spark Of Good", I began using my research to help me tell the tale of Alex's dark & sinister past...

PART 2 -- ...& HOW HE BECAME THAT WAY

For the first 3 years of his life, Alex DeLarge was a very happy & normal baby. His parents, Philip & Sheila, loved him with all their hearts...unfortunately, they had no time to show it, for as soon as Alex became a wee tot, the two were sent off to work (as required by the laws of the Government, which had just started ruling England at that time). Unaware of the damage that would follow, Philip & Sheila decided to hire a babysitter to take care of their son until they returned home. That "babysitter" was none other than Mr. P.R. Deltoid, who had been accused on numerous occasions of child molestation, but was never found guilty. It didn't help that Deltoid subdued his frightened young victims into silence, & Alex was to be next in his line of "little lovers"...

For 9 horrible years, until Alex reached puberty, Deltoid tortured the young boy by every possible means, ranging from sodomy to even worse things--& all the while, his parents refused to believe their son's terrible tales, insisting that it was only his imagination & that Deltoid was "a good man". The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that followed shortly after Alex's first molestation changed the young boy greatly--when he started going to school, he made poor marks & was often very quiet. This earned him the ridicule of many of his classmates, but a particular student usually referred to as "Billyboy" decided to make Alex his personal victim. Much like Deltoid's sexual attacks, the bullying only worsened as time passed.

Through it all, however, Alex tried his best to be happy & put his grim past behind him as he attempted to live the life he had always wanted to live; his three "droogs", as they would come to be called, managed to make this dream a reality as they stood by their dearest friend & tried to get things back to sweet normalcy for him. However, little did any of them know that what they had worked so hard for would soon come crashing down...

On Christmas of the year that Alex had turned 12, he suddenly found himself (& his parents) taking care of a beautiful young girl he had found with his friends in the street. The poor dear, whose name was Angela, had been left alone after her parents had died, but she refused to give out anymore details; nevertheless, the DeLarge family welcomed her into their house with open arms, & eventually, for Alex, his heart. A year passed, & Alex & Angela fell deeper & deeper in love with each other, even sacrificing their bodies as they promised their eternal love. Just after they had done this, however, Angela was kidnapped & raped by Billyboy...& before Alex & his pals could rush in to save their dear friend, they watched on with horrified eyes as Billyboy plunged his knife into Angela's heart, then ran off, laughing maniacally. She barely had time to tell Alex "goodbye" before she finally slipped away...

This unfortunate turn of events eventually made Alex snap, & his heart hardened as his mind became distorted & everything he ever loved was pulled into the deadly crossfire. 5 years after his horrific transformation, we see Alex with his corrupted droogs at the Korova Milkbar, & of course, we all know what happens afterward...

And that, dear friends, is my psychological profile for one of the most controversial & amazing film characters of all time.