What is the full name of the main character in A Clockwork Orange?

What is the full name of the main character in A Clockwork Orange? The answer is Alex DeLarge.

Alex DeLarge is the central character of Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation, played by Malcolm McDowell. He is a charismatic but brutally violent teenager who leads a gang of friends, called “droogs,” through nights of theft, assault, and what he calls “ultra-violence.” Alex also has a strong love of classical music, especially Beethoven.

The surname DeLarge was created for the film. It draws on a moment in Anthony Burgess’s novel when Alex calls himself “Alexander the Large.” In the novel, Alex’s surname is generally not given, so the film’s full-name answer belongs specifically to Kubrick’s adaptation.

Readers sometimes confuse Alex with his gang members Georgie, Dim, and Pete, or assume the name Alexander Burgess is the standard answer. The film does briefly use “Alex Burgess” in a newspaper detail, but Alex DeLarge is the character name conventionally associated with the movie and the answer expected by a quiz.