A Clockwork Orange (1 Viewer)

[jemb0t]

For one of my powerplay texts I've chosen the novel a Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Does anyone know of any additional information regarding the powerplays within the novel?

Cheers!

 

[pinkbexta]

i am studying this text at school too - struggling with it a bit! Did u hapeen to find any good notes on it?

 

[jemb0t]

i am studying this text at school too - struggling with it a bit! Did u hapeen to find any good notes on it?

No not yet, it's been left up to me to try and decipher and deconstruct the text

 

[pinkbexta]

That sucks! I will let you know if i come across any good notes, although i am still slowly analysing the movie...

 

[veloc1ty]

You're supposed to do it yourself. <_<

Anyway, with powerplay you should be focusing more on the things the composer does to influence you, not powerplays within the text, which should be easy with A Clockwork Orange (a big one is the language he uses, but you'll need to go past that).

 

[jemb0t]

You're supposed to do it yourself. <_<

Anyway, with powerplay you should be focusing more on the things the composer does to influence you, not powerplays within the text, which should be easy with A Clockwork Orange (a big one is the language he uses, but you'll need to go past that).

I know that, i've been doing it all myself.

I suppose i made it sound like i wanted someone to hand it to me on a plate, but I just wanted alittle guidance, but yeah I've look at the language, the structure, various ways that Burgess undermines the authority of Alex and stuff like that.

 

[pinkbexta]

Yeah - obviously we have to do it ourselves. Getting tips isnt a crime though!

 

[veloc1ty]

Sorry, I didn't quite mean it like that. What I was referring to was:

That sucks! I will let you know if i come across any good notes, although i am still slowly analysing the movie...

It's not like it's a prescribed text, so if you can't analyse it easily yourself, perhaps you should try using a different text. Admittedly I'm in a similar situation though; I have a novel I think fits the bill perfectly, but am having a little difficulty addressing it to the rubric. So I understand where you're coming from.