A Clockwork Orange - review

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        A Clockwork Orange is an extremely controversial novel which has been read all over the world. This book was published by W.W. Norton and Company in New York and London originally in 1962. This novel has many graphic and disturbing parts throughout the story; however has a very relevant and important moral at its conclusion.

        “There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus…milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence” (Burgess 1).

        The novel commences in England, centering on Alex, the narrator, and three of his “droogs” or friends. The beginning of the story takes us through a night in the life of Alex and his Droogs, and describes the exciting activities that occupy their time.  Alex is set up by his Droogs later on and sent to jail and convicted of murder.  At the State Penitentiary he spent two years of a sentence of fourteen there. Alex volunteered to undergo an experiment, “Ludvico’s Technique”, which was conducted by Dr. Brodsky. It was supposed to cure him of all of his violent nature.  Alex is given injections and made to watch films of rape and violence and other various disgusting violent activities. The drug makes him associate feelings of sickness and nausea with violence. 

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He is released after two weeks of treatment. When he came back, he was immediately taken advantage of by his old victims. He finds himself at the home of a writer whom had been one of Alex’s various victims. They both do not remember right away however. Alex tells him what has happened to him, and this writer decides he is strongly opposed to the new treatment the government has subjected him to.  This writer believes that this method robbed Alex of his freedom of choice and moral decision.  Alex eventually attempts suicide and the government is forced to admit ...

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