A Clockwork Orange
Part One, Chapter 1
Summary
Dressed fashionably, with their pockets full of money, Alex and his gangPete, Georgie, and Dimsit at the Korova Milkbar, drinking milk laced with stimulants and trying to figure out what to do with the night. During this time, Alex tells us about the nuances of their clothes, as well as those of the girls at the bar, who wear badges that display the names of their sexual partners. In addition to this, Alex voices his recent distaste for the other "milk plus" cocktails served at the Korova. He observes the effects of the hallucinogen-laced drinks on another patron of the bar, who slumps in his seat with eyes glazed, talking nonsense. Alex finds something cowardly and dishonest about this behavior.
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. Sensing his fear, they toy with him for a few moments before assaulting him. Only......
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