What is the first line of A Clockwork Orange?

‘What’s it going to be then, eh?’ That was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim, Dim being really dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar making up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening, a flip dark chill winter bastard though dry.

What happens in the first chapter of A Clockwork Orange?

As soon as his own drugs kick in, Alex leads his droogs, or friends, into the streets. There they find an old man carrying books home from the library. Only after ripping apart his books, ripping out his false teeth, and ripping off his clothes do they let him trudge away whimpering.

Why was the book A Clockwork Orange Banned?

A Clockwork Orange has faced multiple book banning attempts due to the sexual violence it depicts. The movie was withdrawn from circulation in 1973 by Kubrick’s request, as he believed recent crimes in the UK may have been influenced by the movie’s violent scenes.

What is the language in Clockwork Orange?

Nadsat

Nadsat
Setting and usage	A Clockwork Orange (novel and film)
Purpose	Constructed languages Artistic languages Fictional languages Nadsat
Writing system	Latin script
Language codes

What age is appropriate to read A Clockwork Orange?

I do warn anyone who is sensitive about violence against reading A Clockwork Orange due to its graphic nature. Although, having said that, I am somewhat squeamish myself and found it bearable, so anyone over the age of 14 or 15 would most likely be able to deal with it.

Is A Clockwork Orange worth reading?

Absolutely. The book is tremendous. Anthony Burgess invented a language for the book (he is a linguistics expert) and managed to weave it into the novel in a way that it enhances the experience and immerses you in the world while at the same time making it an alien environment.