How is Alex redeemed in the clockwork orange?

Answer 1

Movie-Alex is never redeemed, after he is cured of the Ludovico Technique brainwashing he continues to have a drive for chaos.

Novel-In the 21st chapter that is not portrayed in the movie, Alex learns that there is more to life than the ole in out with random devotchkas as well as drinking the moloko with his droogs in preparations from some of the ultra-violent when he runs into his old friend Pete at the cafe. He comes to the conclusion that he would like a family and a child of his own and decides to let his droogs have their fun while he stays back.

Answer 2

Alex is released and finds that his possessions have been confiscated by the police to help make restitution to his victims, and that his parents have rented out his room. Homeless, Alex encounters the elderly vagrant from before, who attacks him with several other friends. Alex is saved by two policemen who turn out to be Dim and Georgie. They drag Alex to the countryside, where they beat and nearly drown him. The dazed Alex wanders the countryside before coming to the home of Mr. Alexander, and collapses. Alex wakes up to find himself being cared for by Alexander and his manservant, Julian (David Prowse). Mr. Alexander, who does not recognize Alex as his attacker, has read about his treatment in the newspapers. Seeing Alex as a political weapon to attack the government. As Alexander prepares to introduce Alex to colleagues (John Savident and Margaret Tyzack), he hears Alex intoning "Singin' in the Rain" in the bath, and the memories of the earlier assault return. With his colleagues' help, Alexander drugs Alex and places him in a locked upstairs bedroom. Alex wakes to hear Beethoven's Ninth Symphony playing through the floor below. Experiencing excruciating pain he throws himself from the window and is knocked unconscious by the fall.

Alex wakes up in a hospital. While being given a series of psychological tests, Alex finds that he no longer has an aversion to violence. The Minister of the Interior arrives and apologizes to Alex. He offers to take care of Alex and get him a job in return for cooperation with his PR counter-offensive. As a sign of goodwill, the Minister brings in a stereo system playing Beethoven's Ninth. Alex then sees an image of himself having sex in the snow with a woman in front of an approving crowd. He then states "I was cured, all right!"

Answer 3

Very much so ; Kubrick had to have Alexander DeLarge as both anti-hero and protagonist .