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by Anthony Burgess

Easily Anthony Burgess's most famous book - and his personal least favorite - A Clockwork Orange would have become a controversial work in the 20th-century canon even if not for Stanley Kubrick's stylized 1971 film adaptation. The futuristic novel relates the adventures of fifteen-year-old Alex…

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Clarifying What The Message Is

So, the message of this book is to say that no matter how evil a person is, it is wrong to brainwash them into doing the "right" things, correct?

Posted By amanda b #70651 at Nov 28, 2008 1:35 PM in A Clockwork Orange || 0 replies

meaning of title

Can someone help me understand the meaning of the title? What is the work clockword referring to?

Posted By gradesaver a #3 at Oct 09, 2005 5:04 PM in A Clockwork Orange || 3 replies

complexity of alex

i have to write a 4 page on the complexity of alex.
I want to touch on the subject of him listening to classical music but then he rapes and beats people.
I also want to mention the idea of Nadsat.
What else shows the complexity of Alex?

Posted By kelsey n #37683 at Mar 20, 2007 2:41 PM in A Clockwork Orange || 0 replies