The Weekly Trumpet

The Weekly Trumpet is the opposition newspaper that becomes the primary vehicle for F. Alexander's political campaign against the government's Ludovico Technique. After Alex, having been conditioned by the technique, attempts suicide by jumping from a window, he is hospitalized. F. Alexander, the writer whose home Alex and his droogs had invaded years earlier, writes a long and weepy article for The Weekly Trumpet under Alex's name, detailing the boy's sufferings and accusing the government of sapping his will. The article is intended to inflame public indignation and ensure the government is not returned in the forthcoming election. The newspaper's coverage includes a picture of Alex on a stretcher, with headlines such as "BOY VICTIM OF CRIMINAL REFORM SCHEME" and "GOVERNMENT AS MURDERER," alongside a picture of the Minister of the Interior. The Weekly Trumpet thus serves as the mouthpiece for the opposition's exploitation of Alex's condition, transforming his personal tragedy into a political weapon.