A Clockwork Orange
“What’s it going to be then, eh?” (Burgess 1). This question is frequently asked in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange. The common theme, the symbolism, and the characters contribute to the answer found in the last few pages of the book.
The freedom of choice and the rehabilitating form of corrections in A Clockwork Orange produce the question about man's free will and the ability to choose one's destiny, good or evil. The main character, Alex, thought he “-was really a very lucky young malchickiwick” (97), when he was chosen to be the first to experience the government’s new treatment, Ludovico’s Technique, “-new like treatment that gets you out of prison in no time at all and makes sure that you never get back in again” (82). Little did he know, the treatment would make him feel “pains all over” (104), and extremely ill at any thought of “ultra violence”. His intentions “-to act violently [are] accompanied by strong......

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Title: Clockwork Orange
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