Uma análise sobre a literatura de gênero distópico e os seus elementos basilares na obra A Clockwork Orange (1962) de Anthony Burgess

Abstract

Used as object of study the book A Clockwork Orange (1962), by Anthony Burgess, in its original publication in English, the present work had, as a primary objective, to identify and analyze the basic elements of dystopia in the work under study, the possible likelihood of the themes presented in the narratives, and the events that take place in contemporary societies. The theoretical framework was composed of authors such as Burgess (1962), Cândido (2000), Peter (2004), Byrnes (2010) and Marques (2019). The research has a qualitative bibliographical character because, through the extracts taken from the first edition of the work in English, one can analyze and confirm the relations between the dystopia of Burgess and the events in the contemporary world, as well as identifying Burgess’s purposes in creating the artificial language Nadsat, which constitutes a linguistic record of Alex’s gang, as well as provoking a strangeness to the reader, making it feel like the other characters who are not part of the gang, not understanding the communication that is shared by delinquents.