Violence In Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange

In Anthony Burgess’ classic fiction novel A Clockwork Orange, freedom of choice to violence are shown through Alex. Anthony Burgess was born and raised in England. Which he tried to start a family. His pregnant wife however, was beaten up very badly and lost the child and the ability to make anymore. After the incident he became a Roman Catholic and was surrounded by the ideas of sin and redemption (Welsh). In England, to Burgess´ belief, was some revolt amongst the youth (Dalrymple). Corresponding with what he noticed, came his most famous book yet (Welsh).

In the novel, the readers are introduced to a young, charming, Beethoven loving, 15 year old named Alex and his droogs (friends). The four speak in a slang language they call Nadsat (Burgess). In which the terms they use most adults cannot understand helps the young distinguish within themselves as they plot. The terms they use are sophisticated and dehumanizing yet reflects their cold bloodiness. Sexual intercourse being ¨the old in-out-in-out¨ (Dalrymple). Alex

The question comes up many times in the novel, “It may not be nice to be good, little 6655321. It may be horrible to be good. And when i say that to you i realize how self-contradictory that sounds. I know i shall have many sleepless nights about this. What does God want, does God want goodness or the choice of goodness? Is a man who chooses the bad perhaps in some ways better than a man who has the good imposed?” (Burgess 95). The prison Charlie asks Alex is a man without freewill a man? The scientists in the story made no attempt to alter Alex’s beliefs. Only to change into plain the pleasure he derives from violent sadism (Welsh). Science was able to change Alex psychologically but the wired Alex cant survive in a corrupt world (Welsh). No ‘perfect’ conditioned man can live in a world, where dishonesty reigns the