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Brad Schaffer
9 February 2004
General Psychology
Schaffer
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Meat Powder or Murder: Psychological Principles in A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess novel, A Clockwork Orange, takes place in the near future where the
city of London is understaffed with cops and overrun with gangs and crime. The main
characters, Alex and his doogies, Pete, Georgie, and Dim, are just one of these gangs. They
stage their nights events at a local place called the Korova Milkbar. A typical night for the gang
includes beating the elderly, raping women, and murdering anybody who gets in their way.
These events have been going on along time without anyone falling into the hand s of the police.
Their luck, however, doesn’t last forever. One evening, Alex has an altercation with Dim
and Alex to punches him. The rest of the group thought it was inappropriate especially when
Alex claimed he had the right to punch Dim because he was the leader of the group. This left
Dim seeking revenge which......

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