A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This seems to be a strange surrealist tale of woe, and it might have been inspired by Orwell’s 1984. The slang that Burgess uses takes a while to get used to, but you can eventually work it out. It was probably used to disguise the ultra-violence so that it wasn’t literal as to what was occurring. It’s akin to cockney slang. It looked like Burges wanted to create a fear out of young people which empowered them. It’s a shame that we weren’t able to observe Alex’s actions in school. The corrective action is a bit of a risk, and I’m surprised that such a high-profile case wasn’t more closely monitored. There’s an attempt at remorse, but the protagonist never really wins this reader over. It’s conclusion isn’t really reflective of the events that have been presented to us. However, because of the age in which it was published, it’s believed to have much influence on other outlets.

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