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Chapter XII (Part II, Ch v)
Our Humble Narrator is brought back to his room and begins to feel better. His treatment is partially explained to him, and he meets with the Discharge Officer, discussing what will happen after the treatment. He decides not to think about it for a while. The Discharge Officer foreshadows things to come: he takes advantage of Alex's new ( Read more... ) -
"MONSTERS JIM, MONSTERS FROM THE ID" Chapter X (Part II, CH iii)
This chapter installs our humble narrator in his new prison. Here he is in much better conditions, his own private cell, magazines. I bet he forgot to mention the Mini-fridge. Before he leaves he signs his life away, and we hear a teary goodbye from the Prison Charlie. The Charles makes an excellent point: if you choose to stop being able to ( Read more... ) -
I Don't Get No Respect I Tell Ya Ch IX (Part II, Ch ii)
Our Humble Narrator has been through quite a bit! He was slept with; he beat up a cellmate, and was blamed for that man’s death. He’s had another one of his important dreams, and he’s been admitted into the rehabilitation program. His cellmates managed to work together to get him blamed for the murder, though they all took part in it. After the ( Read more... ) -
What’s it going to be then, eh? Ch VIII (Part II, Ch i)
So our friend and humble narrator is in prison, and he’s been given like, a number, no name. In prison he learns that Georgie is dead, and starts to feel hopeless. He wants to get out as fast as he can. He listens to the sermon of the prison charlie, and has discovered the stories of the bible. He talks with the charlie about the Ludvico ( Read more... ) -
Drivin' Too Slow Ch VII
OK, so our dear narrator has been captured by the millicents. He has been beaten, interrogated and spat on. He confesses all of his crimes and transgressions since his last run-in, and then he is sent to the prison holding cell, where he sleeps, and dreams of Beethoven’s Ninth with strange lyrics. At the end of the chapter he is woken up and ( Read more... ) -
An argument about Moral Systems
In a warrior society, the best fighter is usually made leader. Although sometimes brute strength can allow a fool to gain leadership, usually a smaller, more mobile person will be able to use his mind, and agility to beat such a brute. It does not take much to avoid the giant swing of a claymore, but to be able to decide whether to duck beneath ( Read more... ) -
The Missing Link Ch VI
I am missing something in this chapter. It is completely escaping me. The chapter forwards the plot, because he’s captured by the millicents in the end, and he’s betrayed by his droogs. There is however, a reason for all of this focus on the old woman, and her house. I just don’t know what it is ( Read more... ) -
Money Grows on Trees Ch V
Alex’s parents are worried about his nocturnal activities. Alex’s Droogs are getting worried he’s getting to big for his tights. Alex quiets his parent’s fears, confides in us about his dream, in which Georgie commands Dim and they attack him, then goes to confront his droogs, they stand against him, until he fights them and gains back his role ( Read more... ) -
JOY JOY JOY Ch IV
In Burgess’s world, everyone is required to have a job, everyone is required to go to school, and everyone knows there is a problem with “Today’s Youth.” Today, Alex plays hooky, talks with his parole officer, and visits the music store. There he buys a copy of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, meets two young girls, takes them out to eat, takes them ( Read more... ) -
Poetry, Elysium Ch III
Tip the car ( Read more... )