Subtitle A Clockwork Orange Review

Author Anthony Burgess noted the title also draws from an old Cockney expression, "as queer as a clockwork orange," meaning something extremely strange or unnatural. 2. Core Themes

Represents the mechanical, forced conditioning applied by society or the state. subtitle a clockwork orange

The central question is whether a man is still a man if he can no longer choose between good and evil. The International Anthony Burgess Foundation highlights that "goodness is something to be chosen". Author Anthony Burgess noted the title also draws

The title is a metaphor for a human being who has been conditioned or "wound up" by the state to perform good acts without the internal will to do so. Represents the natural, organic human being. "as queer as a clockwork orange