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A Clockwork Orange (1962) is a dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess.
The title is taken from an old Cockney expression, "as queer as a clockwork orange"¹, and alludes to the prevention of the main character's exercise of his…
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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?
Can someone help me understand the meaning of the title? What is the work clockword referring to?
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?
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?


