Clockwork+Orange

__[|A Clockwork Orange Dictionary]

ROUND 1__ = = //Morgan Kenny- A Cassidy Greenzeig- B Steven Harvey- C Devin Foster- D//

//In our novel, Alex is the main character who beats people up for no particular reason. Dim is the other main character who is very boring and ugly he is always doing something crazy. Georgie is another character who is kind of a sub character who is just with them at all times. Pete was another sub character who went with the flow and just did what Alex tells him to.//
 * __Main Characters (B)__**

__**Summary (C)**__
//First we ate the food that Morgan brought in. Then we started to discuss the characters that play a main role so far withing the novel. Then we edited the Wikispace and wrote about the questions that were needed. Alex and Dim are the main characters that are playing the biggest role in the book so far.. We had a pretty good discussion since the main characters and the story was confusing. They don't really bring up Alex that much and Georgie and Pete are rarely talked about, but they are the only characters that have been presented so far.//

//Yes we believe that Dim is really dim. The way he was described seems that he portrays a very upset and depressed character.// //Alex is the main character, he is the leader of his "droogs".// //The Antagonist is Billybob, who is the rival gang leader. He was the character who the droogs fought in the first section.// //At this time we have not realized any uses of foreshadowing throughout the book//. //We believe that is unknown because he doesn't tell the reader about his background.//
 * __Questions (D)__**
 * 1. Is Dim true to his name, is he really dim?**
 * 2. Who is the main character or protagonist, how was he introduced to the story?**
 * 3. Who seems to be the antagonist, is it a person or a thing at this point?**
 * 4. Was there any foreshadowing, any clues on what will happen during the book?**
 * 5. Why do you think Alex beats people up? Explain.**

__ROUND 2__ = = //Cassidy Greenzeig- A Steven Harvey- B Devin Foster- C Morgan Kenny- D// **__Type of Language (B)__** //We think that the book is very difficult to read because of the made up words. Also that it is a conversational book because of how violent it is. If there is one thing that we all decided on it was that neither of us thought that it was a classic novel. This story is like Shakespeare in the way that there are many words that are hard to understand and interpret. But I have found an online dictionary dedicated to this book (the link is posted at the top of this page). If this book were to be written towards a certain grade level, my group decided on grades 11-12 because they would be able to stay with the story while understand the vocabulary better than our group can.//

__**Summary (C)**__
//We had some caramel cookies. Morgan brought in her 5 questions and all had a friendly debate over the answers. For the most part the questions had answers that were facts but Morgan had a couple that made each one of us think.// After the questions we all discussed the type of language that is being presented throughout the novel. It was an anonymous vote; we all thought that the type of language was more than difficult.

__**Questions (D)**__ //They get in a fight because Dim insults a woman. Alex is the leader and Dim should respect him, so when Dim doesn't respect the authority, Alex gets mad.// //Alex has nothing to do so when he feels the need for some excitement, he commits crimes**.**// //Yes, because he hears Beethoven and then proceeds to attack someone.// //The "droogs" rebelled against Alex resulting in Alex being hit in the face with a bicycle chain**.**// //Alex didn't take the advice seriously because he can barley take himself seriously.//
 * 1.** **What do Alex and dim get in a fight over? Why do you think Alex got so mad?**
 * 2. Why do you think Alex finds pleasure in his crimes?**
 * 3. Do you think that the music has any connection to Alex's actions?**
 * 4. Why do you think his “droogs” abandoned Alex in that house?**
 * 5. Why do you think that Alex didn't take Deltoid's advice seriously?**

__ROUND 3__ = = //Steven Harvey- A Devin Foster- B Morgan Kenny- C Cassidy Greenzeig- D// //The mood and tone throughout this book is dark and serious. If you were to to compare the book to one scenic image its would be a dark alley with a person on each side of the entry. Alex would be one of the people and on the other side would be an innocent lady.// //This tone of serious and dark goes well with the intense vocabulary and confusing story line.//
 * __Mood and Tone (B)__**

__**Summary (C)**__
//Today, Steve brought bagels BAAGGGEELLSSS! and we spent the first few minutes eating and discussing the book. We all came to our own conclusions and predicted what would happen at the end of the book. We all enjoy this book- except for Cassidy. Then we edited the questions and talked about them. Our discussion was very thought out and productive.//

//Alex goes to jail for attempting to rob a house and then kill the owner.// //Alex starts to take an interest in religion and meets a friend with the same kind of interests. Together they listen to music like Bach.// //For his first trial he watched violent videos and was drugged. They are trying to get the evil spirit out so that he can become sane. And they have discovered that when he feels the need to to commit a crime, he gets sick.// //The new cell mate gets murder by Alex since he was perverted and touches Alex inappropriately.// //We think that Alex will become a well rounded person after watching all of these disturbed video. He will also realize that we what he done in the past was wrong.//
 * __Questions (D)__**
 * 1. Who goes to jail and why?**
 * 2. What happened to him in jail?**
 * 3. What happened during his trial?**
 * 4. What happened to the new criminal in the jail cell?**
 * 5. How do you think the book will end?**

__ROUND 4__ = = //Devin Foster- A Morgan Kenny- B Cassidy Greenzeig- C Steven Harvey- D// //An example of a theme in __A Clockwork Orange__ would be free will. An example would be how Alex and his "droogs" feel the need to rape and attack innocent people, just because they can. We all have the need for free will and we all want the ability to do as we please. But Alex takes the need for free will to such an extent he ends up in jail, and abusing his power of freedom.//
 * __Themes and Images (B)__**

__**Summary (C)**__
//During this meeting Devin brought Yahoo. While drinking this exquisite drink we discussed whether or not torture is okay. Our group was split on this issue for we all had different opinions. Although we were very into our conversation, Mr. Morone came over and took my skit and starting reading Spanish. Keep in mind that this all happened before Morgan jumped out of her seat from the fire alarm.//

//Anyone would want to escape and we think that he just can't take the movies.// //Morgan does not approve of the torture. Cassidy on the other hand does not believe in torture no matter what the situation is//. Devin though, agrees with tortured under the appropriate pretenses. //No we would of kicked out and maybe beat him. Also we would kind of feel sorry for it.// //Yes, because it is unfair that he known what is going on.// //He gets sick because they brainwashed him.//
 * __Questions (D)__**
 * 1. Why does Alex want to escape?**
 * 2. How do you feel about Alex being tortured?**
 * 3. If you were the Husband of the wife who died would you have help Alex?**
 * 4. Do you think that it is right that the Dr. has the same feelings as Alex and he knows what he thinks?**
 * 5. Why does Alex get sick when he thinks about hurting some?**

__ROUND 5__ = = //Morgan Kenny- A Cassidy Greenzeig- B Steven Harvey- C Devin Foster- D//

//We would recommend this book to only mature teens. The reason that you would have to be mature, is because of the difficult vocabulary that is present during the book. Although this book is for mature teens, the only other time we read anything that had a topic close to this one was __Warriors Don't Cry__ by Melba Pattillo Beals. In the story they are trying to segregate the school and during this process a white male rapes a black women just because he can. In this case the white man would be like Alex. If you were to rate this book like a movie, personally i would rate it R for violence, and sexual content.//
 * __Responding to the Text (B)__**

__**Summary (C)**__
Morgan brought in some tasty snacks and we had an interesting conversation.

**__Questions (D)__** //Alex has been through a lot. He went about normally at night, attacking and raping innocent people. Then he was sent to jail and brainwashed.// //If we met Alex we would all be very afraid and run for our lives.// //To an extent he did. He thought it was okay to do whatever he wanted and hurt whomever he chose. Which is not acceptable. So, I get got what he deserved.// //Yes, because you cant teach an old dog new tricks.// //Yes and no it is a controversial topic. It depends on the situation, but if you torture a human for answers like an interrogation then i think it's wrong. But if you have committed multiple and terrible crimes then I think it is okay to an extent. Like it is better than having a monster out on the streets//
 * 1. How would you describe Alex's experience over the course of the novel?**
 * 2. How would you react if you met Alex?**
 * 3. Did Alex deserve the torture he received?**
 * 4. Do you think Alex will go back to his violence? Explain.**
 * 5. Do you think that torture is okay? Why?**