🎶The protagonist, Alex, finds beauty in classical music, particularly Beethoven's ninth symphony and its ode to joy, which celebrates the common humanity of all people.
🌑Darkness permeates the novel, symbolizing the enclosed clubs and the blindingly white building where Alex undergoes treatment. Darkness covers Alex's violent actions and hides them from their consequences.
📚The use of Nadsat, a fictional language, forces readers to confront the novel's violence intellectually rather than viscerally, creating a distinct world for Alex.
🥛Milk, often associated with innocence and healthy growth, becomes a more complicated drink when spiked with hallucinogens or stimulants. As the teens drink spiked milk, it symbolizes their descent into a more complex and dangerous world.
🌃The contrast between day and night represents the duality of Alex's life. By day, they are still children and under the care of their parents, but by night, they roam the streets as their domain.