A clockwork orange

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Table of contents

Writer

• Anthony Burgess
• 50 novels
• Classical music
• Complex themes
• Influencial 

Context

• Dystopian future
• Violence and crime
• Ludovico Technique
• Nature of evil  

Plot of the novel

• Alex
• Vandelism
• Betrayel --> prison
• Experimental treatment
•  Back in society
• Attempting suicide
• Desire to settle down

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Themes

• Free will vs Determinism
• Morality and ethics
• The nature of evil 

Hyperbole

• exaggeration 
• Alex's narration is filled with hyperbolic language

Fatalism

• Events are predetermined and inevitable
• Despite his treatment, Alex ultimately returns to his violent tendencies, suggesting that this fate may be predetermined regardless of external influences 

Foreshadowing

• An author hints at future events in the narrative
• Early in the novel, Alex expresses his disdain for authority and society's attempts to controm him, foreshadowing the conflicts he will face later in the story. 

Gothic Novel

• Elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion.
• Darker aspects of human nature, including violence, nihilism, and the loss of free will.

Existentialism

• A philosophical movement that emphasizes the individual's freedom and responsibility in creating meaning in a seemingly meaningless word. 
• Alex grapples with questions of personal identity and the consequences of his actions, ultimately confronting the existential dilemma of whether to choose good or evil in a world devoid of inherent meaning. 

Fatalism

Gothic

Novel

Events are predetermined and inevitable

Elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion.