A trope of dystopian novels that is found in “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess is the mysterious government that controls everything. Throughout the text, there are subtle, vague mentions of this government, and every time it sheds more light on its role. The indications are that there is a powerful government that is in charge, but we do not learn much about. We are led to believe that the government is “evil”, and that they will throw anyone who opposes them into jail, or worse.