A Clockwork Orange | Mechanism vs. Organism: Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange
In the following essay, the author explores the dichotomies that coexist within the protagonist in Burgess's Clockwork Orange.
In his most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess explores a number of interesting issues such as free will, the meaning of violence, and a cyclical theory of history. Resolving these issues, however, is complicated by an extraneous factor: the American editions of the novel lack Burgess' original conclusion and end with what is the penultimate chapter of the first English edition.
A good summary of the deleted section is provided by Burgess himself:
In the final chapter of the British edition, Alex is already growing up. He has a new gang,...
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