meaning of title

Question

Can someone help me understand the meaning of the title? What is the work clockword referring to?

Asked by gradesaver a #3 on 10/9/2005 5:04 PM

Last updated by katherine d #352516 on 1/8/2014 4:05 PM

Answered by alkjngf a #29074 on 11/2/2006 9:43 PM

A Clockwork ORange was the title of the book the old man was writing in his study before Alex and his droogs take over the house.

Answered by mike o #34371 on 1/26/2007 1:30 PM

Answered by stacey l #39923 on 4/25/2007 4:58 AM

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Answered by katherine d #352516 on 1/8/2014 4:05 PM

The title refers to the changing of an being capable of choice into an unthinking, mechanical entity, as was done to Alex.

Burgess himself, in an interview, said it meant "The application of a mechanistic morality to a living organism oozing with juice and sweetness."

A Clockwork ORange was the title of the book the old man was writing in his study before Alex and his droogs take over the house.