The Dystopian novel I chose to read is called A Clockwork Orange. This book was written in 1962 by Anthony Burgess. This book takes place in a not so distant future (from that time) in a town in England. The future envisioned in this book is probably well before the present now. It centers around a teen named Alex and his droogs, or friends. He and his friends are "ultaviolent" and make trouble whenever they can. They drink milk laced with drugs at bars and then go off on violent raids in the town. Their terminology is heavily influenced by Russian slang and the society seems like a mix between capitalistic America and a communist state.
I've read other dystopian books before and they all share similar aspects such as being placed in the near future. I like this one however because it has a different vibe while you read it. The slang takes a little more thought to understand what things mean but it helps to immerse you more into the book. Things such as "ulta-violence" in the place of the word rape, and "horrorshow" in the place of the word good make the book all the more negative in tone.
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olivia
6/11/2018 11:08:18 am
Do you think the book has similarities to our youth today?
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