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How is A Clockwork Orange of its time?

1971 Britain
The Modern World
Modernist buildings (Brutalist architecture) Rise in Media Synthetics (fabrics/ furniture/ lifestyles)

1971 Britain
Post World War 2
The violence and barbarism of humanity; The value of youth (we fought for our children); Liberty; Freedom

1971 Britain
Cold War paranoia
Where is the threat coming from?

1971 Britain
New Britain
Post-Empire weakened power Changing relationships between the classes Decline in industry

1971 Britain
Rise in Youth cultures
1960s subcultures (Mod/ Rockers/ Hippies); Rise in Media (esp music); Generational divide; The death of the hippy generation (Summer of Love = 1967)

How is A Clockwork Orange of its time?


Post World War 2
The violence and barbarism of humanity; The value of youth (we fought for our children); Liberty; Freedom Where is the threat coming from? Post-Empire weakened power Changing relationships between the classes Decline in industry 1960s subcultures (Mod/ Rockers/ Hippies); Rise in Media (esp music); Generational divide; The death of the hippy generation (Summer of Love = 1967) Modernist buildings (Brutalist architecture) Rise in Media Synthetics (fabrics/ furniture/ lifestyles)

Cold War paranoia


New Britain

Rise in Youth cultures


Modernism/ The Modern World

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