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Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange"


Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange"
This paper provides a brief summary of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" and describes the behavioral problems of central character , Alex and his coping efforts.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) | 2 sources | 1991 United States


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"This study will provide a brief summary of the plot of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange", and will then describe the significant symptoms which indicate behavioral problems for the central character, Alex. The study will discuss, among other issues relating to these symptoms and problems, the psychological stresses facing Alex, the nature of these stresses (situational, experiential, interpersonal, etc.), the means by which Alex copes with these stresses, the effectiveness of his coping mechanisms, therapeutic intervention attempted by society, and the classification of Alex's behavior patterns (normal? abnormal? reasonable in the social context?).

As Burgess himself writes in his Introduction to the Ballantine publication, "Life is, of course, terrible" (vii), and that is basically the message of the novel as it is expressed in .. "

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APA Citation:

Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Anthony-Burgess'-A-Clockwork-Orange/18749

MLA Citation:

"Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange"" 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Anthony-Burgess'-A-Clockwork-Orange/18749>




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