to a neighborhood bar. The Duke of New York, and bribe its inhabitants to rid themselves of the money they had, while additionally setting up an alibi for the remainder of the nights activities [Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange. 8-9]. Now, fresh out of money, Alex, Dim, Pete, and Georgie have reason to burglarize a nearby corner store. After savagely beating the owner and his wife, the four retire to the Duke of New York with the newly acquired funds [Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange. 10]. When questioned by the police, who soon enter the bar, Alex and his friends are defended by the intervention of the women they had bribed earlier, Theyve been here all night, lads. Upon the departure of the police Alex laments, I couldnt help a bit of disappointment at things as they were those days. Nothing to fight against really. Burgess point is that Alex is correct. The very same society that was casting out these hooligans as an inhuman species acting independently of all societal influences, is actually aiding these hooligans in the propagation of violence and crime. Further evidence of this hypocrisy is illustrated in Alexs fathers response to Alexs nighttime activities. Under the impression that Alex is occupied with a nightly job to assist the familys poor economic situation, Alexs father becomes suspicious of where Alexs cash flow is stemming from. He asks, Not that I want to pry, son, but where exactly is it you go to work of evenings? To this Alex retorts, I never ask for money, do I? Not money for clothes or for pleasures? All right, then why ask? [Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange. 49] Obviously, Alex avoids the question all together, and yet his father lets it drop, unwilling to take responsibility for his son. As the story progresses, Alexs droogs have a ch ange of heart and turn on him. Ultimately, they take part in his eventual capture during an attempted robbery of a aristocratic senior, living alone [Anthony Burgess, A ...
