A Clockwork Orange is the story of a young teenage hooligan, Alex DeLarge, who with the company of his accomplices commit, repeated homicides and rapes at night. They break into homes of innocent people and commit crimes dressed like they are participants in a circus. During one of their nights of terror, Alex is caught by the police and jailed. During his prison term, there is a research project being designed to deter the criminalistic mind as well as to make room for the prisoners by aversion therapy proposed by the government. Alex becomes cured by the therapy and when released back into society is rejected by his family, tortured by his friends and confronted by the people who he had committed crimes against in his prior lifestyle. The story takes place in Britain.
Alex who is the leader of the group of four makes all the decisions for the group. He gives the orders and displays leadership. When he decides to prove his leadership by beating two of his "cronies" the group decides to overthrow his reign by setting him up at one of their chosen crime scenes. Upon Alex's exit from the house, his "cronies" hit him almost unconsciously. They no longer wanted to be in his control. He cannot escape the scene due to the injury sustained. Alex is arrested and goes through the whole court process. He is found guilty of murder and sentenced to forty years in jail. He then grows onto the prison system, becoming a friend of the priests, officers, and guards. He reads the bible and stays out of trouble. Alex volunteers for an experiment, which he
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