A Clockwork Orange
The story of A Clockwork Orange takes place in an awful future of the author’s mind, ran by a repressive government, violent street gangs, and a poor quality of life. The narrator is the protagonist, Alex, who tells his story in language mixed with "nadsat talk," the slang used by the teenage hooligans of the novel. Alex, at the start of the novel, is a happy, yet violent, 15-year-old hoodlum who enjoys rape, violence, thievery, and leading Dim, Pete, and Georgie, his gang of teenage criminals. To amuse themselves, they break in one night to a cottage in the country, where they beat up the man they find inside and violently rape his wife. This is a typical night for the violent gang of teens. The boys go on their way and go back to their favorite hangout. At the bar, a woman breaks out into song, a little bit of opera. When Dim makes an obscene gesture toward her, Alex, a fan of classical music, punches him. It seems to Dim and the others that arrogant little Alex is overstep!ping his rights as a leader, and they plan to betray him. The next time they go out, they break into the house of an old woman. When she calls the police, Dim slaps Alex across the eyes with his chain and they all run away, leaving their former leader behi
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Approximate Word count = 1134
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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