Part 1 chapters 3 - 7

• Engels
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Goals for today 

Comprehension chapter 4 

Character relationships and power relationships in part 1 

What's it going to be then, eh? 

Part 1 Chapter 4 

1. What is prophetic about the opening of the chapter?

2. What does the opening paragraph reveal about Alex’s attitude to school?

3. What details are revealed about Alex’s mother on page 28?

4. Who is P.R.Deltoid and how does Alex behave around him?

5. Find the quotation on page 31 which sums up Alex’s arrogant attitude towards his own violent behaviour.

6. How does the reader learn that teenage violence is of great concern to the State at this time?

Part 1 Chapter 4 

7. Which important question does Burgess raise on page 32, and what is Alex’s reaction to this question?

8. Once dressed and breakfasted, where does Alex go?

9. Who does he meet there?

10. Summarise what happens when he brings these people back to the apartment.

11. Find the quotation which, again, reveals Alex’s utter lack of remorse at his own behaviour.

Goals for today 

Silent reading - 27th October end part 2 p. 96

Character relationships and power relationships in part 1 

Response to a guiding question on character relationships 

Close analysis of a extract from chapter 4

Rate the word 1 to 4

1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before. 

2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means. 

3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech. 

4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech. 

Pugnacious 

Word of the day

Pugnacious  (adj) – wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

Which character(s) that we have met in our literary explorations would you describe as pugnacious? 

Pugilism = the profession or hobby of boxing 

Aaron's pugnacious nature led him to start several pub brawls each month

Concepts 

A Clockwork Orange 

Concepts: The inviolability of free will, Manipulation, Power, Violence, Language and communication

Padlet character relationships 

1. Use the link given in the class stream. 
   
2. Add characters to the Padlet and link them to other characters and to Alex. Add a picture that represents the character. 
   
3. Note in your post the relationship to Alex. You can give your post a colour that reflects the type of relationship. 
   
4. Note whether you feel they have more, less or equal power to Alex. Think about what you mean by power. 
   
5. Join the characters to each other through arrows if you feel they are connected. Consider what the connection is and note it on your post. 
   

P.R.Deltoid, mother, two 10-year-olds, owner of the record shop, old man from the library, man in the milkbar, woman singing in the milkbar

Review the relationships we put in the Padlet. Has the power balance shifted? 

How do Alex’s relationships with other characters in Part 1, of A Clockwork Orange reflect his desire for control and reveal the tensions between individual freedom and societal authority?

• Examine Alex’s interactions with his gang members highlighting power struggles and betrayal.
• Analyse his relationship with his parents, which reflects emotional detachment and generational disconnect.
• Consider his encounters with authority figures (e.g., police, correctional officer), which foreshadow the novel’s deeper themes of control and punishment.
• Explore how these relationships contribute to the novel’s broader concepts of free will, rebellion, and moral ambiguity.