1. Clockwork Orange
... set in motion by its owner. In A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess takes us into the future where violent criminals are forced to be "good,"" and introduces us to Alex, a young teen who engages in a life of rape, ultra-violence, and Beethoven with his "droogs,"" or friends, and talks in the slang language of "nadsat."" He goes through various phases in his ... Burgess expresses his view that no matter how "good- one's actions are, unless one has free moral choice, he is spiritually damned (Malafry). The novel revolves around one criminally minded teen, Alex, whose world consists of rape...
- Word Count: 7286
- Approx Pages: 29
- Grade Level: High School