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Essay / A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess - 1024
Imagine having stolen, raped and even murdered everything at the age of 15. The new canon of black literature and controversy has finally entered the scene. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess written in 1962 could only be described by the old Cockney expression "weird as a Clockwork Orange". This means it's weird internally, but feels natural on the surface. The story begins with the protagonist and narrator Alex, a 15-year-old boy, who sets the bar for the coldest and most callous characters in literature. His droogs, Pete, Georgie and Dim, who was really stupid, spent their time at the Korova Milkbar drinking drug-enriched milk. After a nice glass of milk-plus-mesto, Alex and his three droogs were ready to commit good old ultra-violence. In this dystopian world, violence is glorified among the younger generation and terrorizes the innocent. The main concept of this book is whether kindness should be chosen or imposed. A Clockwork Orange may seem like an ominous shock, but it's considered a classic for a reason. Its controversial subject matter risks overlooking the true beauty of its great literature and philosophical questions. What makes it really great is raising the ethical question of human morality and essence, the experimental use of fictional language and its musical theme. The type of language a book uses is essential, and Burgess's vision of language is unequivocally unique and artistic. . In the book's introduction, Anthony Burgess states: "Nasdat, a Russian version of English was intended to drown out the raw response...It turns the book into a linguistic adventure." People preferred the film because they are rightly afraid of language. » (3) Although many people are afraid of language and Nadsat may seem f...... middle of paper ...... York: Norton, 1986. Print. Gilchrist, Sophie. Free will in a clockwork orange. Technology. No. HIST - 303. Np, May 30, 2012. Web. .Gintis, Herbert, Joseph Henrich, Samuel Bowles, Robert Boyd and Ernst Fehr. “Strong Reciprocity and the Roots of Human Morality.” Social Justice Research 21.2 (2008): 241-53. Print.Mikulaková, Radka. “The image of an anti-hero in A Clockwork Orange.” Thesis. Masaryk University, 2009. Web. .Newman, Bobby. “A Clockwork Orange: Burgess and Behavioral Interventions.” Behavior and Social Issues 1.2 (1991): n. page. PrintNixon, Martin. “The Use and Effects of Fictional Slang in Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange.” (nd): n. page. Internet. .