A Clockwork Orange | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Alex - This character is the fifteen-year-old narrator and protagonist of the novel. Like his "droogs," Dim, Georgie, and Pete, he speaks in Nadsat. He is witty, charming, intelligent, violent, sadistic, and totally without remorse for his actions.

F. Alexander - This character is a liberal and a writer, outraged at the government's repression of individual liberties.

Alex's Parents - These characters, whom Alex sometimes refers to as "pee and em," are passive though decent people. They behave in loving, if stereotypical, ways.

Billyboy - This character leads a rival gang with whom...
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