Thursday, March 25, 2010

The End of Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange has came to an end. The overall book was interesting; and the violence in the book was over the top in this book. I dont believe that the teens should have been subjective to all the violence. Eventhough it puts warning to the readers that read the book. It makes the reader question why do the youth get away with some much violence, or is it possible to reform a criminal.
I thought Alex wanted to change for the better. He was still involved with some violence that was surrounding him. When Alex came home from prision and he went back home to his parents, but to his surprise they bascially didnt want him anymore. They didnt have any remorse for anymore as if they lost their son to violence.
When Alex seen his old friend with his wife and child it made him wonder. Alex starts to question his youth and what he wants his furture to be like. As he states he knows that he he's not young anymore and that it;s time for him to grow up. I feel as though that seeing his friend was a wake up call for him. I wonder did it take seeing his friend having making him want to change. I feel as though the aversion therapy wasnt worth it, but to some effect it did change Alex for the better.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Clockwork Orange

In class the book we have been reading is called a "Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess. This book is very interesting so far; there are different elements in the book that makes the reader become awed. The main characters in the book are Alex (narrator), Dim, Pete,and Georgie are all memebers of Alex's gang and their his "droogs". The gang do a lot of violent excursions in the book. The guys was drinking, robbing, raping, and stealing cars. Moreover the youth in the book get away with a lot violence that they committ.

The actions from the the guys in the book correspond with one of the agree and disagree statements from class which was " Society is the blame for youth violence". I feel as though society is the balme for youth violence. There are ways that the violence one the streets can be prevented. There should be more police out one the streets day and night time. In the book the gang can clearly get away with anything. Also the teens be at the bar with adults; thats not normal in the society that I live in there is a certain age limit when one can enter the bar. Also the old guy that they had beaten up knew that the youth was taking over society and it was getting to the point that the youth was untouchable. The only way that the violence can be decreased if society stands up to the youth, and set boundaries within the teens of the community.