A clockwork orange by anthony burgess
Our Narrator, Alex, has been giving in to his usual bouts of ultraviolence and terrorism. Instead of going to school, he tricked his parents into believing he was ill. During his stay at home, his Post-Corrective adviser, P.R. Deltoid paid him a visit. Mr. Deltoid got wind of the home invasion, rape, mugging, and drug store robbery of the previous evening and got on Alex's case about it, assuming (rightfully) that it was he who did it. Alex quickly eased Mr. Deltoid's suspicions and pushed him from his home. After this little surprise visit, Alex went to a record store to purchase Beethoven's 9th Symphony. As he was there shopping around, he met two very young girls whom he invited to his home to listen to music. However, their afternoon of listening to music was quickly interrupted by Alex's insatiable and violent lust. After his heinous deed, he sent the girls from his home and he got dressed and ready to go out with his droogs for another evening of horrible excursions. Georgie and Dim both began to question Alex's authority by suggesting a larger, more daring looting, where they would rob and ransack a very expensive house. Seeing that our narrator's ideas of small muggings were being diminished and overshadowed by Dim's who was now guiding the group, Alex had a scuffle with him and cut him deeply in a small fight. With Alex now in charge, they went to the mansion and forced their way in. The three others remained outside while Alex went in and assaulted the strong female occupant. She had already called the police before they broke in so the looting was very time sensitive. By the time the police had arrived, Pete and Georgie had ran away. Dim stayed behind to prevent Alex from leaving the house by blinding him with a solid smack across the face with his chain. Alex was arrested and the other three got away.
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Sophia Morrison
6/11/2018 03:49:24 pm
Interesting comment, I like how you were able to clearly describe and give the reader an idea of how the story is moving along. I find it strange how the story is told in many areas of intense action rather than one peak event, I wonder if this will continue throughout the book. What do you think some of the underlying messages A Clockwork Orange is trying to convey?
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Samuel Gressitt
6/12/2018 11:06:09 pm
I find your perspective of the book to be rreally detailed and interesting. I think that their are clearly some really interesting things that Alex does like his joy of classical music and how he find peace and violence in it. What do you think will happen to Alex next?
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