Alex bases his actions on what society rejects, which is where his pleasure stems.

This sentiment even includes those such as Alex, who allow their violent impulses control everything they do little does Alex realize in this first section, however, that this youthful rebellion against law and order transforms him into a clockwork orange, or mechanical man. Here, Burgess writes an appeal for the goodness that although may not thrive, lives within every human being. Additionally, he inserts thematic elements that anchor the meaning of Alex’s narrative: “‘.The attempt to impose upon man, a creature of growth and capable of sweetness, to ooze juicily at the last round the bearded lips of God, to attempt to impose, I say, laws and conditions appropriate to a mechanical creation, against this I raise my swordpen-’” (25). Alex then quotes the text, which makes the scene even more meta Burgess clearly views authors as constantly in danger for their writing. This scene becomes curious when Alex reads the title of the book: A Clockwork Orange (25). After he physically abuses a few more people he encounters, Alex and his droogs go to a cottage that belongs to an author and his wife. He takes his reader through the events of an average night, which consists of ingesting a drug called milk-plus and brutal beatings of academic types. The first part of his narrative quickly dives into the violent crimes he commits with his “droogs,” or friends. Additionally, Burgess confirms that coming of age is key to understanding his novel.Īlex is a famed anti-hero in the literary world, and for good reason. With that said, Burgess explains that he wrote twenty-one chapters for a reason: “21 is the symbol of human maturity, or used to be, since at 21 you got the vote and assumed adult responsibility' (x). He adds that every number included in A Clockwork Orange carries symbolic meaning this follows the trope of the dystopian saturated with symbolism. The introduction is chiefly to explain that the American edition of the novel has been missing a chapter since its publication. This introduction provides the reader with an interesting look at how Burgess perceived his work more importantly, it details how others misrepresented it. In connection with my short preface, my edition of A Clockwork Orange includes an introduction written by Burgess in 1986, which is after the novel became famous because of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of the novel. This dystopian classic encompasses all of the beauties of the genre: an intriguing anti-hero, questions regarding human morality, a futuristic vision using language, and symbolism at every turn. Written in 1963, Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange follows a young violent teen who undergoes forced reform from delinquency. Anthony Burgess split the events in his novel for a reason I only find it right to honor his work with three separate posts that follow Burgess’ designed breaks in his story. Let me preface this post with a note about organization: this post will discuss the first seven chapters of A Clockwork Orange.

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