A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962, technically falls under the period deemed as 'Modernism', yet it includes all of the features that were characteristic of that literary era. Burgess's novel is a futuristic look at a Totalitarian government. The main character, Alex, or the anti-hero, is an 'ultra-violent' thief who has no qualms about using force to get the 'in-out-in-out'. The beginning of the story takes us through a night in the life of Alex and his Droogs, and the details of the adventures that occupy their time. At fifteen years old Alex is set up by his Droogs (Pete, Dim, and Georgie) and was sent to prison and convicted of murder. At
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