As adolescents move away from the restrictive influence of their parents, they begin to establish their own identity through decisions. However, the development of self-identification is often hindered by societal institutions such as the justice system, religion, and the media. Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange shows how free will is removed when Alex, the main protagonist, undergoes Ludovico's technique, religious and social lectures are forced to be attributed to media-influenced societal norms. Similar to the treatment of criminals in our society, these manipulation techniques are used to instill pain when Alex desires violence or music, as a means of finding salvation; although fear, police, indelible advertisements, and the law are meant to be used to mitigate crime, they ultimately suppress free will through coercive techniques. Therefore, American citizens do not have the right to choose, because even the means of establishing oneself are intertwined and repressed by societal institutions. When citizens envision prison, they envision solitude, protection, and security; but, beyond these protective walls, criminals and society are subject to illegal constraints implemented by the dictatorial justice system as a means of suppressing free will. The justice system is influenced and mainly dominated by corrupt tycoons and politicians; the development of power between these two institutions is established through money and strong relationships. In exchange for money, government officials will collude and implement the constraints placed on society and heinous criminals, while they are held captive. Samuel McCracken, an acclaimed writer and researcher, asserts that "free choice is diminished for each ... middle of paper ... specific things that were not apparent to us because the media has the ability to influence choice." With the advent of choice governing institutions - religion, justice system and media, the common notion of possessing free will is commonly admired, but as citizens of a country founded on constraints, we do not have the privilege freedom of choice if institutions continue to limit choice. , the consequences would be disastrous for citizens' inherent rights to freedom of choice. Additionally, the incorporation of government institutions, religion and media into our daily lives has severely crippled our ability to decide due to the constant implementation of multiple influencing factors such as law, salvation and the media hinders our decisions. Therefore, the conscious decisions we think we make are, in fact, manipulated by an external variable perpetuated..