The book "A Clock Orange", tells the story of a cruel adolescent of the near future and how he is reformed of his sadistic nature by a special conditioning treatment. The author Anthony Burgess creates a teen named Alex whose principle interests are rape, violence, and the music by Beethoven. Alex goes through many diverse phases in his life, expanding his maturity and level of thinking. He ... is greatly affected by freedom, which is the main theme of the novel. Burgess shows qualities of existentialism and elements of modern consciousness throughout the novel ... once again the power of fr...

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