Ultraviolence is a term used in the novel A Clockwork Orange, referring to acts of extreme violence ? random and unjustified. Rendered "the ultraviolent" in the novel. In the novel by Anthony Burgess, the protagonist, Alex, robs, rapes, and ultimately murders without conscience. This sense of aesthetic violence has led to the term's usage in media criticism. A Clockwork OrangeViolenceSociology Ultraviolencia