Within the novel as well as the movie, we are told of the events of his life through his eyes and words. This makes him the protagonist, showing the "evils" that has been done unto him. Even though we take upon ourselves to see that Alex is as evil or more evil than he leaves us to believe, his use of language to demoralize those who take revenge upon him forces us to sympathize with him. We take pity upon this person as he endures being tortured, being beaten, and abused.
But why is it that we tend to take more pity upon him than to give him the sense of karma? Because overall, he describes himself as a teenager only wanting to have fun. He tries to uphold his innocence. It all comes at him, not as a length of time, but literally as a series of "unfortunate" events. After being incarcerated, tortured to the point where he simply gets sick from classical music and the thought of violence, he was replaced, he was beaten and ridiculed, he was abused, he was forced to attempt suicide, and if anything, he was force to have utter disgust with the classical musings of Beethoven.
There is sympathy, but there could be a catch. This IS though his eyes. So the reader has to infer: can he be trusted? The novel was written in a way where we are to be deceived by him. With this in mind, he becomes as crafty and nefarious as he was before he changed.Even when he wanted to spend time to make a family, the notion becomes a bit diluted as he tells that he wants a child to be such as him.
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