A Clockwork Orange
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A Clockwork Orange is Anthony Burgess’s dystopian novel, famed for its invented slang and exploration of free will and ultraviolence in a near-future society.
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
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A Clockwork Orange
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| author | Anthony Burgess ⓘ |
| centralConflict | individual freedom versus state control ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Alex
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Dim ⓘ F. Alexander ⓘ Georgie ⓘ Minister of the Interior ⓘ Pete ⓘ |
| controversy |
depictions of violence
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moral and political interpretation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
criminal rehabilitation
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moral responsibility ⓘ psychological conditioning ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of youth violence ⓘ |
| languageDevice | Russian-influenced argot ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alex ⓘ |
| motif | classical music ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableEdition | American edition without final chapter ⓘ |
| notableFeature | invented slang Nadsat ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 21 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | love of Beethoven ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann publishing group
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| restoredContent | 21st chapter in some later editions ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | near future ⓘ |
| setting |
totalitarian-leaning society
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unnamed English city ⓘ |
| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| targetOfCensorship | some countries and regions ⓘ |
| theme |
behavioral conditioning
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free will ⓘ moral choice ⓘ state control ⓘ violence ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | tension between organic life and mechanical control ⓘ |
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