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A Clockwork Orange

An orange is ripe or not. If it is not presently ripe it may, under the proper conditions, become ripe. It will eventually be eaten by someone or something. It is not an artefact. Since the proof is in the eating its merits cannot be judged on its face value. Its environment and breeding can be tinkered with to increase the possibility that it will exhibit a certain flavour, size, etc. but there are no guarantees of the effect of such horticulture on these variables on an individual orange. On the other hand, there are Swiss artisans who can take *any* watch given to them in *any *condition and restore it to near its original condition.

Alex was into ultra violence. He raped women. Rape is about power and violence not sex. He also enjoyed sex. This is as important a distinction. He also found "Ludwig Van's" music sublime and a thing of great beauty. Surely Mother Teresa would have consented. The point is that, although Burgess gives us a character whose particular perversion is abhorrent to the vast majority of his audience, the idea that "undesirable behaviour" in a human being can be repaired is n


There is a great use of orange and red in the set, perhaps used to represent the orange which can not be fixed. Red, as a colour, is used to alert people of a possible danger. Orange is also employed for this function. These colors are therefore appropriate to use for Alex and his Droogs, in order to tell the audience that these people are hazardous The orange (as a fruit) is most likely to be a reflection of Alex- he can not be ‘put right’ or ‘fixed’. Although an orange is sour (tasting), everybody likes it. The same can apply for Alex. Although Alex is sour (characteristically), everybody likes him

ot only appallingly arrogant and absurd but also not a desirable can of worms to open.

In 1985 Burgess describes the reasons behind Alex's name: the hero needed a noble name, nicely met by Alexander ("leader of men") the Great. Other considerations where that "Alex" = "a lex (icon)", a language of his own, "a lex (mumble)", a law (unto himself), also without ("a" in Greek usage) law, and a couple of others. The title has two primary meanings: first, the basic meaning of the Cockney expression (n

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