Introduction The first chapters of any play or novel are important as it is where the characters are introduced to the reader and one gets to know their personality and beliefs. From the onset the reader may love or hate the main character. For the character that is loved, there is a connection, either the reader feels pity for the character or identifies with the character’s situation. It also reveals the setting of the novel. What are the timelines the book is it set in? Is it a historical book, futuristic book or a book set in the 21 st century? Themes or strong ideas of the author start to emerge in the first chapters. The reason for the title of the book may also emerge in the first chapters or the last chapters of the novel. The first chapters foreshadow the rest of the action in the book. The first chapters reveal the tone of the narrative voice or characters. Is it sarcastic or ironic? The first chapters reveal to the reader the kind of action that will be there in the rest of the book. At the end of the novel the writer needs to have shown the main theme of the novel clearly. The reason of the title of the book should be clear. There are certain ideologies or perspectives the author tries to communicate. At the end of the book the reader may agree with the author or strongly disagree. There should be no loose strings such that the reader is left hanging. The reader should not be left confused or lost. The characters in the book will have experienced changes in their life and it needs to be clearly shown. Burgess’s- A Clockwork Orange First Chapters A Clockwork Orange is a novel set in the future, in the city of London. The state runs every aspect of the economy. There is a high level of youth violence. The language spoken is “nadsat”, a fictional language that is similar to English with a few extra words. The book opens with a scene where Alex, who is fifteen years old, with his friends Pete, Georgie and Dim are drinking milk at a milk bar. Immediately the reader is shown the violent streak in the boys. Alex hits a drugged man in the bar since he hates the song being played in the bar stereo. Once outside they meet an elderly man carrying science books and immediately they beat him up. They tear up his books and take his money. Now that they have some money they decide to shop-lift. They buy some old women food since they want an alibi. This shows us the extent of their selfishness and not the goodness of their heart. They then go to a candy shop, steal and beat up the owners, a man and the wife. It is not enough to steal from someone; they love violence and love beating someone up. The violence shown in the first chapters helps us understand we are dealing with violent teenagers. When the cops arrive the boys force the old women they bought food for to provide an alibi. This incident shows the boys may have been in trouble with the law before. In the second chapter they beat an old man who is singing old songs in the streets. These young men need no reason to beat someone up. They just do as they please. They later come across a rival gang of six boys whose leader is Billyboy. They are raping a young girl. They fight with them and win. Later the boys go to a c