Nobody is really sure what Conformity is or whether it is a good or bad thing. The two books described below try to find the answer to both of these questions. The two books are; A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and 1984 by George Orwell. They both have a society where someone or something is trying contain the populace. In 1984 the society is being held down as tight as a pinhead, whereas in A Clockwork Orange the government are just trying to keep order, not make everyone comply to their own regulations. That is where freedom comes into it. In both of the books the main characters are trying to break free.
Anthony Burgess's main character Alex is extremely complex. During the evening the character is out doing a bit of 'ultra-violence' but during the day he listens to some of the great historical composers. This is almost a case of schizophrenia but the character knows this and there is no sudden change.
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English: The resting place of the ashes of Anthony...He knows what he is doing but enjoys it. The character also has morals and standards. He hates the slobs and drunks that inhabit the streets at night and he also has a fashion sense. He is made out to be an artist by the author.
There are many functions of Nadsat. To actually make a brand new language takes a high degree of intelligence. Although not displayed by the character it is there and Nadsat proves it. Also during scenes when the main character is alone and listening to his classical music Burgess deliberately depicts that he is a knowledgeable person. He does this by showing the characters feelings about the music:
"Now what I fancied first tonight was this new violin concerto by the American Geoffrey Plautus, played by the Odysseus...
A Clockwork Orange and 1984
Nice try, but you might have done better to cut down on the repetition, a lot of points are repeated two or three times unnecessarily. Also, you said that often the people are at war with Oceania...have you even read the book? I'm sorry, but obviously not, obviously the people are not at war with Oceania, ever, because they ARE Oceania.
Also, Alex trying to be a pleasant new person but because of his history can't do it? Alex is NEVER a pleasant person in the book, or trying to be one. Not even in the last chapter, the reader only knows of his intentions to settle down and give up the violence. He does not even consider giving up any of the violence until the 21st chapter.
I think you have made a few good points here but you could structure them better, you also need to start getting your facts right. Just some advice, but handing in essays where you don't know simple things about the plot makes your work seem sloppy and will probably lose you more marks than anything, because the teacher will think you havent read it and not care too much about looking for the good aspects of your essay.
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