A Clockwork Orange Journal Entry #2

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1.) Alex is pretending to be into religion, but he isn't.
2.) As Alex reads the bible, he imagines him whipping men. This shows how insane he is.
3.) The treatment is called Ludovico's Technique.
4.) Ludovico's Technique is not fully finished, therefore it can not be used.
5.) Alex is going to take Ludovico's Technique.

4 questions

1.) What is Ludovico's Technique?
2.) How will it cure Alex faster?
3.) How will this allow him to get out of jail earlier?
4.) Will Alex actually be cured?

3 vocabulary words

1.) Malenky - little Pg. 55
2.) Abode - an extended stay in a place Pg. 55
3.) Carmans - motorman Pg. 54

2 literary techniques

1.) "Righty right, boys, we'll start off by showing him that we know the law, too, but that knowing the law isn't everything." This is man vs. society conflict because Alex is having conflict with the people at the jail.
2.) "And me still only fifteen." This is characterization because Alex is letting the reader how old he is. Pg. 81

1 summarizing sentence

1.) It seems as if Alex's prison sentence has come to an end, as he will undergo Ludovico's Technique.