"A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess

In A Clockwork Orange, Alex, the narrator and the main character, tells the story of his teenage years, starting at fifteen. He begins his tale as the leader of a small gang that spends its evenings pillaging and wreaking havoc on the town until the gang mutinies and 'Your Humble Narrator,' as Alex refers to himself, is caught by the police. From there, Alex travels to State Jail 84F to serve 14 years, but receives an offer from 'the Government' which entails undergoing experimental treatment in return for early release. He seizes what seems to him an opportunity, but is horrified by…