A Clockwork Orange

Many of us like to think that humanity as a whole is progressing to a better future where we will live united and in peace with one another. Nevertheless, there are those among us that do not share these beliefs. In A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, a futuristic world is turned upside down and in shambles. This 1962 classic is a frightful depiction of what our society could become and possibly, what it already is. …

…into society? To what length should the government or anybody go to mold and form people to a particular norm or desired shape? From a review, one would think this book to be simplistic but it is quite complex and very entertaining with the violence it seems to be a good thriller. All of these questions are raised in "A Clockwork Orange". This makes it not only a thrilling page-turner but a thought-provoking novel also.