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*** It’s actually directly stated in the book, Alex first has the thought of killing himself in the Korova Milkbar after coming down from a trip on milk plus, and he still has his razor on him so he might’ve done it right then and there if the thought of “going swish at myself and all the red red krovvy flowing” didn’t make him feel sick.
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** None of Alex's gang were ever caught for their hooliganism. Alex was himself considered just a normal kid, and Mr. Deltoid's biggest concern was getting him to finish school. So Georgie and Dim (or Billy Boy and Dim in the book) didn't have criminal records. Even if Alex did try to finger his old droogs as his accomplices, he would have had no proof. And finally, the inclusion of thugs into the police force is presumably a little bit of social commentary. The police might have been eager to recruit some experienced ruffians with little scruples about the use of force, particularly in the dystopian future.

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** It's very likely part of the model name. If someone owned a 1979 Pontiac Firebird, they wouldn't call it a "Firebird 79". I know the film is British and they write stuff like "13 November 2003", but I would imagine they would still say "'67 Jaguar" instead of "Jaguar 67". The only time that calling a car it's model followed by the year of production would make sense is in the advertising for the newer models

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** It's very likely part of the model name. If someone owned a 1979 Pontiac Firebird, they wouldn't call it a "Firebird 79". I know the film is British and they write stuff like "13 November 2003", but I would imagine they would still say "'67 Jaguar" instead of "Jaguar 67". The only time that calling a car it's model followed by the year of production would make sense is in the advertising for the newer modelsmodels.
* How did Georgie and Dim manage to gain jobs as police officers? Considering every crime Alex committed had them as accomplices, how did they manage to circumvent any background checks and not go through the same proceedings as Alex?

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