"What's it going to be then, eh?" - the opening line of Anthony Burgess" A Clockwork Orange, being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. In the story, we are introduced to young Alex and his droogs, who like nothing ... , concerned with free will: Do we lose our humanity if we are deprived the choice between good and evil? Burgess skilfully introduces us to his futuristic slang, or nadsat, making A Clockwork Orange valuable not only for the questions it raises, but also for its creative and experimental use of the English language in w...

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A Clockwork Orange stands as a great literary work, yet most copies weigh in at less than three hundred pages. Written by Anthony Burgess, it spans twenty one chapters and serves as a cult classic ... ...

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... away from them? A series of logical and situational conflict would ensue if a personal freedom such as pleasure or violence would be withdrawn forcibly. This is no more present than in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. This novel tells the story of morally corrupt teenage thug who is sent to prison and mentally re-educated to be a "model" citizen of the government. The ... ...

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In the novel, A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess Alex is a teenager who decides to partake in many delinquent activities. Alex runs around the city with his droogs speaking Nasdat. It is a language with a Russian basis ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School