A Clockwork Orange
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 3, Chapter 1 Part 3, Chapter 2 Part 3, Chapter 3 Part 3, Chapter 4 Part 3, Chapter 5 Part 3, Chapter 6 Part 3, Chapter 7
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All Themes Language Sadism and Society Free Will vs. the “Clockwork Orange” Art and Humanity Conformism
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A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1, Chapter 1
  • Part 1, Chapter 2
  • Part 1, Chapter 3
  • Part 1, Chapter 4
  • Part 1, Chapter 5
  • Part 1, Chapter 6
  • Part 1, Chapter 7
  • Part 2, Chapter 1
  • Part 2, Chapter 2
  • Part 2, Chapter 3
  • Part 2, Chapter 4
  • Part 2, Chapter 5
  • Part 2, Chapter 6
  • Part 2, Chapter 7
  • Part 3, Chapter 1
  • Part 3, Chapter 2
  • Part 3, Chapter 3
  • Part 3, Chapter 4
  • Part 3, Chapter 5
  • Part 3, Chapter 6
  • Part 3, Chapter 7
Themes
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  • Language Theme Icon
    Language
  • Sadism and Society Theme Icon
    Sadism and Society
  • Free Will vs. the “Clockwork Orange” Theme Icon
    Free Will vs. the “Clockwork Orange”
  • Art and Humanity Theme Icon
    Art and Humanity
  • Conformism Theme Icon
    Conformism
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  • Alex
  • F. Alexander
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    Christianity
  • “What’s it going to be then, eh?” Symbol Icon
    “What’s it going to be then, eh?”
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  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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