A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess

The pair soon are kidnapped by the Indians, who are portrayed by civilians as “ferocious and dangerous” and quickly have to adapt to the ancient Indians traditions to be accepted within the tribe and prevent any harm that would come their way. Alex and Nadia have to take on certain rites of passage, which can occasionally cause physical and mental pain, to be approved worthy of being accepted. This indicates that Alex is adapting to a new culture and its rituals. Another development of the theme “willingness to adapt” contains Alex’s selective taste. At the beginning of the story it displayed through the text that Alex will decline any food that contradicts with his normal picky diet. For the duration of the exhibition, Alex transforms from a critical eater to a character that is willing to experience new and frequently unappealing

In Ken Kesey’s book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, there were two main characters that were in a battle to have the majority of control over the ward. Throughout the story, they engaged in different acts of stubbornness to see who could display the most power and which of the two could stand their ground the longest without giving in to the other. These two characters were: Randle McMurphy, a new patient who was determined to change the ways of the ward, and Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the asylum who preferred to have complete control over everyone and everything.

Alex matures and grows through his experiences in China and is now aware of the human consequences that war has. Alex’s growth and maturity is shown when his dad is captured by PLA. Proof of this is when Alex and his dad are talking over the two way radio before Ted gets captured. He is very concerned for his Dad at this point in the book. This event is the beginning of Alex’s awakening. This event hits Alex hard and makes him realize the reality behind war. Another event that helps Alex articulate his new vision of war is when he sees Lau Xu die right in front of his eyes. He even describes the details of the shooting when he says “Crack! Lau Xu spun around, his arms flung skyward. Before he fell the AK 47 spit flame again and the burst blew Lao xu off his feet” (Bell 114). Another example of Alex’s growth leading up to his epiphany of hating war is when Xin-hua gets shot. This happens when Alex starts to beg the officer to let her go and says” Please let me talk to your commanding officer. I just want to-...CRACK. The sound of a single gunshot. I turned to look into the trees where they had taken Xin-Hua. Oh God no, I moaned. No, No ,Nooooooo!” (Bell 183). Alex is now fully aware of the horrible consequences of war after witnessing the death of his friends and his father getting

First, I have a couple of questions for this book. My first question is why did the people come after Alex? I processed it over and he was doing illegal actions. The law was cracking down on unlawful behavior. My second colossal question is why was he sentenced to the most security prison? He did a smallish crime

Alex was interested in the history of wars but he is not realizing war is very harming and the impacts it has on people. Alex has a very arrogant and opinionated personality because he does not think beyond; for example, he only cared about the strategies but he is not going beyond of what people had to go through and their emotions. He only cared about his thoughts and opinions and does not care what other people had to say. This also proves that he thought his dad was immature when he said, “Sometimes I wonder if my father will ever grow up” (Bell 1). When Alex and his father Ted came off the plane, Alex had to handle the boarding

Works of literature innately embody the author’s ideology and the historical context of the given time period. Within the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, the author furthers his ideals against the issue of oppression as he attempts to take stabs against its deteriorating effects and support those who rebel. Set in the microcosm of a small mental hospital, he establishes man’s external struggle to overcome tyranny. At the head of the head of the ward is the corrupted character of Nurse Ratched, who rules with an iron fist and the help of her machine like aides. It also features the nonconformist character, McMurphy, as he works to break Nurse Ratched’s endless cycle of tyranny. Although the novel shifts between the

Towards the end of the book it is adoring how appreciative and emotionally mature he had become. Alex learns to depend on Beijing natives for the duration of his struggle to escape. The soldiers react violently

Many times throughout one of Ken Kesey’s most famous novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the book uses animals as symbols to represent the story’s plot. The animals usually relate to individual characters and their current struggles within the story. Animal imagery provides us with great insight to the themes that Kesey is trying to have us explore, and is a very good tool that the reader can use to help better understand and relate to the characters.

The literary element setting includes the time when the story happens and location where the story takes place. Some stories use variety of settings to initiate an interesting beginning. However, the 12 Angry Man has only one fixed setting – the jury room, which is not commonly used in a novel. The author, Reginald Rose, overcomes the limitation in setting by describing changes in weather, initiating different types of character and imitating the events of the murder.

Pip’s friends argued at the dinner table, which Jaggers must have found rude or disrespectful. So, Dicken’s message must be to have good manners if you are somebody’s guest and keep your arguments between you and the other person you are arguing with,

Characterized as a lively boy, Alexander most commonly played soldiers with his friends, Alex being the “commander” and his friends the “Troops”. “No matter how much he asked of them, he invariably asked twice as much from himself” (Wise 15). The boys themselves “Instinctively admired his enthusiasm, his imagination and his fearlessness and were willing to obey his commands and to undertake whatever strenuous adventures he planned for them” (Wise 15). His teacher at the time said, “ It seemed impossible to believe that a mere six-year-old boy could possess such an active and mature mind.” (Wise 13). The age of twelve,when his mother ended up dying, his brother James was six. Attaining a job at eleven, Alex learned how to support his family; contradictory to this, the separation from his brother a few years later occurred when his

         What is interesting is how later in the novel, Alex happens upon Alexander's home again, forgetting exactly why it seems so familiar.  Alexander gets his revenge on the poor Alex, who opens up to the horrors he suffered in prison, unknowingly telling Alexander ways to harm him.  Alexander represents Burgess' desire for vengeance; Burgess is able to take out his anger on Alex, a murdering rapist.

However, youth like Alex cannot be caught in the expected rubric of life and hence, they retaliate. Nevertheless, one cannot justify Alex’s actions worth applauding but Burgess seems to favour their actions as the only possible outlet for suppressed angst. In the first act, fourth chapter, Alex says,

A Clockwork Orange demonstrates the philosophically issues of free will and determinism through how the main character was treated in the movie. It also addresses important issues such as ethics, philosophy of the mind, free will and determinism, and the problem of perception. Philosophers such as John Hospers, B.F. Skinner, and Jean-Paul Sartre have different views on the issue through their theories of how individuals are or are not responsible for the free will choices that they make in life. The main character in the movie was a very violent , and reckless person. He participated in sinful acts such as being a gang member, raping women, being involved in fights, etc. These actions resulted in him being sent to prison and eventually being brainwashed into doing things out of his character. The three philosophers have very different interpretations of how the main character should have been dealt with and the reasonings behind his actions.

The first person he met was Jan Burres. He told her a different name, in which was Alex. He was the same age as Jan’s son. Her son has been estranged for a few years, so they haven’t talked in awhile. She said “ I have a son about the same age Alex was, and we've been estranged for a few years now.” So he left a strong impression on her by being a son figure to her.