During the 'Home Invasion', how is the spectator implicit in the attack?

In this scene, the spectator is prone to the ultra violence Alex and his droogs seek out, in this case the rape of a woman and the beating of an elderly man take place in their own home.  Spectators are implicated in the attack; Kubrick puts us in the position of the attacker due to the alignment with Alex and the lack of a female point of view.  Alex’s mask indicates another identity; we are removed from the attack with a combination of medium and long shots throughout, so the alignment still exists. If the actual rape is shown, we lose alignment and our negative response isn’t diminished.

Even though the point of view shot comes from the husband, it’s still a male perspective. Here, we can include the ‘Visual Pleasure and the Narrative Cinema’ theory by Laura Mulvey.  Even when the woman in the scene is answering the door, multiple mirrors are positioned to see her from many angles. Already, we are manipulated to look at her from an erotic standpoint. The active/passive part of this theory also comes into play, as the husband makes the decision to let Alex in, and she simply accepts it, making her obtain the passive role in the scene.  The scene is prolonged for the reason that the spectator is able to her for longer.  A person watching doesn’t look away or walk out the room because we have adopted Alex’s ideologies and viewpoint, so we accept his actions.