... induce this bonus or malus: it is purely an accident that, from now on, he will automatically react to Mozart or Beethoven as he will to rape and murder." (CLC 61). The "State" not only committed sin in not allowing the "reformed" prisoner to decide on what path he would take, ... topic in the book, violence is mostly what gives the novel its dark, pessimistic, somewhat "ghetto" mood, most probably more than the music or the language. Rape, being one crime usually associated with violence, was one of Alex's favorite past times, next to, "kicking litsos in," (Burgess 181) with "real horro...

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... this bonus or malus: it is purely an accident that, from now on, he will automatically react to Mozart or Beethoven as he will to rape and murder." (CLC 61). The "State" [the government which attempted to reform Alex] not only committed sin in not allowing the "reformed" ... topic in the book, violence is mostly what gives the novel its dark, pessimistic, somewhat "ghetto" mood, most probably more than the music or the language. Rape, being one crime usually associated with violence, was one of Alex's favorite past times, next to, "kicking litsos [faces] in," (Burgess 181) with "real .....

• Word Count: 2230
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School