A Clockwork Orange (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Burgess
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Dystopian
- Time of Work: Indeterminate future
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Satire, Dystopian fiction
- Subjects: Freedom, Language or languages, Teenagers, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Music or musicians, Social issues, Future, Gangs, youth, Antiheroes, Law or legislation, England or English people, Violence, Good and evil, London, Ethics, Science fiction, Horror, Psychoanalysis or psychoanalysts, Behavior modification, Juvenile delinquency, Parole
- Locales: England
Places Discussed
City. Unnamed future British city where Alex and his “droogs,” or friends, roam. The landscape is cheerless and industrial; echoes of the past and its culture can be seen, but these are largely decayed or corrupted. Streets are named for twentieth century British writers, and Alex and his gang wear masks of “historical” figures including Peebee Shelley (Percy Bysshe Shelley) and Elvis Presley. The Public Biblio, or library, is frequented only by the old and the poor, and the Filmdrome, or cinema, is decaying from lack of use. Giant housing developments,...
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