A Clockwork Orange Group

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thetrackking89
thetrackking89
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High School - 11th Grade

What does clockwork orange mean?

what it relates to or shows about the novel

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Posted by thetrackking89 on Tuesday June 12, 2007 at 5:21 PM and tagged with a clockwork orange, title.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    The title refers to the Cockney saying "as queer as a clockwork orange". It means that something appears to be natural on the outside, but on the inside, it is actually artificial. The primary topics the novel deals with are the relationship between evil and free will, the state's role in human affairs, and what it means to be human. Alex is a naturally evil human being. The government, in attempting to control people's desires, try to rehabilitate Alex so that he chooses good over evil. Alex's attempt to be good is artificial because it isn't his true nature. A human's true nature comes from the inside. The artificial nature is forced on Alex from an outside force, the government.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Tuesday June 12, 2007 at 5:42 PM