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Vol. 12 No. 12 (2025)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

THE EXPRESSION OF THE THEME OF CHILDHOOD IN ANTHONY BURGESS DYSTOPIAN NOVEL A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Published 2025-12-13

  • Murodova Dilnavoz Nizomovna,Begmatova Sokhiba Mustafoyevna

Murodova Dilnavoz Nizomovna,Begmatova Sokhiba Mustafoyevna
Senior Lecturer (PhD) at the Uzbekistan State World Languages University,Senior lecturer (PhD) of Uzbekistan State World Languages University

Abstract

 This article examines the complexities of childhood and adolescence, as well as themes such as personal freedom, moral choice, and social control, in the most famous dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, a prominent 20th-century English writer, musicologist, and literary critic, and author of numerous works of fiction. The article analyzes the treatment of childhood in Burgess’s works and how it fits into the dystopian setting.

Keywords

dystopia, dystopian authors, child character, theme childhood, personal freedom, social control, fight against violence.

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