Zach Ward English Period 1 Final Exam: A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess‚ W.W. Norton and Company‚ New York‚ 1986. A Clockwork Orange is a book set in a nightmarish future society‚ where criminals take over after dark. The book is centralized around a teenager‚ Alex‚ who is the leader of a gang consisting of Alex and his three “droogs” (friends) Georgie‚ Pete‚ and Dim. They steal from‚ beat up‚ torture‚ and sometimes rape their victims. The most inventive part
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of life‚ as well as the sorrowful. The play ’A Streetcar Named Desire‚’ written by Tennessee Williams‚ represents this paradox that is capable of inspiring us or swiftly casting us down into the depths of depression. Stanley Kubrik’s film ’A Clockwork Orange’ contrastingly examines the concept of free-will and the effects of its intervention‚ while Marko Bok’s ’Woman on Bondi Beach’ celebrates life’s beauty‚ criticizing society’s attitudes of discrimination and broadening our understanding of the
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In A Clockwork Orange‚ Alex uses the nadsat word “horrorshow” extensively to describe many things including actions‚ events‚ and observations. The first occurrence of the word comes on the very first page of the book‚ where Alex describes what happens when he drinks “the old moloko.” The true meaning of this word is difficult to determine because of how Alex’s morals are twisted. He uses it to describe a wide variety of things like blood‚ murder‚ beatings‚ rape‚ and‚ in the case of the first page
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that everything is really not what it appears to be. The government is faking a war‚ and the society has become dependent on its government. Likewise‚ in Anthony Burgees A Clockwork Orange‚ the very same impression is made as far as society being manipulated. However‚ in contrast to 1984‚ the society in A Clockwork Orange are in fact made to feel as though the war is right at home‚ with themselves. With the absent feeling of authority‚ the people of yet another future based London must rely on
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Abuse of Power within A Clockwork Orange by Christopher Borycheski The choice between good and evil is a decision every man must make throughout his life in order to guide his actions and control his future. This element of choice‚ no matter what the outcome‚ displays man’s power as an individual. Any efforts to control or influence this choice between good and evil will in turn govern man’s free will and enslave him. In the novel A Clockwork Orange‚ the author uses symbolism through imagery
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Manon Lescaut This essay will discuss whether the novel‚ Manon Lescaut (1731)‚ is a story of “moral treatise” meant to ward individuals away from the life of immorality and sin through a practical example or if the novel temps those into immoral behaviour. The essay will look at the historical context in which the story was written‚ the moral ambiguity and sexuality of the characters like Manon and des Grieux- whether it promotes or discourages immoral actions and finally look at the language‚ style
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Kristen Kleiner Abnormal Psychology July 19th‚ 2012 Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange is set in futuristic Britain. The main character and narrator‚ Alex DeLarge‚ is the leader of a sadistic teen gang. Alex introduces his “droogs”‚ or friends‚ as Pete‚ Georgie‚ and Dim. After getting intoxicated at the Korova Milk Bar‚ they perform a series of “ultra-violent” crimes. This includes beating a homeless man‚ fighting a rival gang‚ and theft. They also play “Hogs of the Road”
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* Two officers pull the old man that was beating Alex off him‚ when they do; Alex is surprised to find his old friend and old enemy Dim and Billy boy. Billy boy and Dim take Alex to the country side and beat him brutally. * Alex hears a machine towards the country side and goes to a place marked ‘Home’ where he crawls and knocks on the door. A man answers and sees Alex in this state and lets him in‚ not knowing that Alex and his friends had been to his house before when they raped the man’s
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complexity of human condition. In Clockwork Orange and Unforgiven‚ the dichotomist relationship between two protagonists Alex and Will Munny has demonstrated our deeper understanding of the notion of an anti-hero. Alex represents the common men chained by society and their own insignificance and shaped by his world. In abstract‚ he is just a representation of his world; the “…slot machines…” at the train station symbolises the corruption of contemporary morals and that Alex is just another reflection
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these fields together as well as A Clockwork Orange‚ by Anthony Burgess. In this Book Burgess speculated on the fact “the significance of maturing by choice is to gain moral values and freedoms.” He achieved this task by pushing his angsty teenaged character‚ Alex‚ through situations that challenge the moral values of himself and his friends. In the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ by Anthony Burgess‚ Alex himself‚ must choose good over evil in order to gain moral values which will allow him to mature
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