Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Chronology 15
Chapter 1 Background on Anthony Burgess
1 The Life of Anthony Burgess Geoffrey Aggeler 22
2 Obituary: Anthony Burgess Roger Lewis 34
Chapter 2 Violence in a Clockwork Orange
1 The Violence in A Clockwork Orange Is Not Gratuitous Anthony Burgess 43
2 The Theme of A Clockwork Orange Is the Importance of Freedom of Choice Richard Mathews 50
3 Burgess Believes It Is Better to Choose Evil than to Have No Choice A.A. DeVitis 61
4 The Bitter Fruits of Freedom Robert K. Morris 69
5 Anthony Burgess's Clockwork Oranges Stanley Edgar Hyman 78
6 An Inhumane Society Both Causes and Fails to Cure Violent Behavior Thomas Reed Whissen 85
7 A Clockwork Orange Depicts a Society Beyond Redemption Robert O. Evans 93
8 Burgess Has a Pessimistic View of Human Nature Bernard Bergonzi 96
9 Burgess Has a Hopeful View of Human Nature Geoffrey Aggeler 101
10 Alex Displays Hostility Toward Women in A Clockwork Orange Deanna Madden 111
11 Burgess Uses Violence to Underscore the Irrationality of Existence John J. Stinson 120
12 Burgess Explores the Relationship Between Language and Violence in A Clockwork Orange M. Keith Booker 130
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Violence
1 Gangs Are Responsible for a Large Share of Violent Urban Crime Melissa Klein 138
2 Positive Alternatives Must Be Offered to Get Teens to Reject Gangs and Violence William R. Brownfield 143
3 London Aflame: What Happens When You Let Teenagers Run Your Country Jonathan Foreman 152
4 A Toronto Program Tackles the Roots of Gang Violence Maribel Gonzales 158
5 Parks and Recreation Centers Are Offering a Positive Alternative to Gang Violence Boris Weintraub 164
6 Violence Against Women Is a Human Rights Issue Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network 172
For Further Discussion 177
For Further Reading 179
Bibliography 180
Index 184
