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** Alex's nadsat slang is partially based on crudely anglicized Russian, so Russian-speakers might better understand it from the onset. However, part of the fun for some readers is learning the argot as they go along. And, some Russian-speakers may find the primitive translations rather annoying.
** The Polish translation actually came in two versions: one with the [[Con Lang|argot]] based on English, and the other one based on Russian (appropriating both languages into Polish). This comes from the fact that, at the time, more people would be familiar with Russian than with English. [[wikipedia:Ponglish#In popular culture|The Other Wiki]] has more on that.
* [[Black Comedy]]: In the book, Alex narrates with a level of smug self-satisfaction that might count. ▼
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]
▲* [[Black Comedy]]: In the book, Alex narrates with a level of smug self-satisfaction that might count.
* [[Book Ends]]: The 21st chapter, where present, begins by mirroring the first chapter.
* [[Bored with Insanity]]: In the 21st chapter, {{spoiler|Alex discovers that raping and murdering aren't that interesting for him anymore. He wants to settle down and have kids. His former droog Petie feels the same. It's implied that this trope was the cause for the internal strife within Alex's gang at the beginning: Alex was still amused by random violence, while his older droogs were getting bored.}}
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* [[Dystopia]]
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: The "[[Villain Protagonist|hero]]" is a violent, sadistic sociopath; the government that apprehends him is a corrupt regime that's halfway down the road to becoming a totalitarian police state, and the revolutionaries are {{spoiler|willing to drive a man to suicide for their own political agenda}}.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Alex. Perhaps one of the ultimate examples of this.▼
* [[Fascist but Inefficient]]: The government is portrayed as this.
▲* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Alex. Perhaps one of the ultimate examples of this.
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: As adults, Dim and Billy Boy put aside their youthful rivalry and become partners on the police force.
* [[For the Evulz]]: The whole reason for the old Ultraviolence.
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: The setting is London in the near future as viewed from the Sixties.
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: Classic free will vs. know-it-all society conflict.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Alex is one of the most famous villain protagonists in cinema and literature.▼
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Mr. Deltoid, yes?
▲* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Alex is one of the most famous villain protagonists in cinema and literature.
* [[What Is Evil?]]: "Come now, you know that's just a matter of words."
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Alex's speech and gang attire are sarcastically genteel, and he's an absolute freak for classical music.
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