A Clockwork Orange Journal Entry #1

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1.) Alex is only fifteen years old, and he is constantly causing mischief.
2.) Alex has three friends that help him cause mischief around the town.
3.) Alex killed a woman by hitting her on the head with a blunt object.
4.) One of Alex's three friends died during a breaking and entering.
5.) Alex is in loved with Ludwig Van.


4 questions

1.) Will Alex get out of jail?
2.) Is there is way he can get out of jail faster?
3.) There has been a rumor about a way to get out of jail faster, what is it?
4.) Will Alex use this rumor to his advantage?

3 vocabulary words

1.) Viddy - To see Pg. 4
2.) Gulliver - Head Pg. 5
3.) Droogs - Friends Pg. 3

2 literary techniques

1.) "What's it going to be then, eh?" This is the exposition because it is the beginning of the story. Pg. 3
2.) "I'll have your yarbles off lovely." This is man vs. man conflict because Alex is having conflict with another troublemaker in the town. Pg. 20

1 summarizing sentence

1.) Alex has been imprisoned for killing a woman, after trying to break into her house and cause some mischief.