A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange, a breakthrough novel by Anthony Burgess, seems to be a story about a horrific reality where evil rules the streets, when in actuality it is a story between the give and take of freedom and control. ... (Nelson 136) In 1971 a clockwork orange was turned into a movie. ... The other is because the novel had a glossary where all of Alex's words are explained in the glossary, and you can understand that he is actually speaking in a knowledgeable way, while in the movie nothing is explained and you are left to figure it out for yourself, But what the...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Most readers have to pause, and dissect almost all the sentences in the beginning of, "A Clockwork Orange," because the author, Anthony Burgess, decided to give the teenagers, or nadsat, their own unique language. ... Furthermore, Burgess purposefully leaves out a glossary for these words, because he wants the reader to struggle and grow with Alex, the main character; eventually growing closer to him. The language also serves to euphemize most of the harsh violence in the book; the addition of a glossary would only reveal these extreme words, and provoke a negative attitude towards Alex. ... ...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School