One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cuckoo's Nest is broken up into the parts it is divided into because it helps better understand the novel. By dividing the novel into sections, it helps take confusion away and puts it in a better perspective. The novel can be very confusing and sometimes go off topic into another scene. When reading the novel in different parts, we can take one thing at a time and then eventually put them all together and understand everything. McMurphy represents as hope to everyone in the ward. He symbolizes hope because he has the bravery none of them have to get out of the ward whenever he chooses. He goes against everything Ratched says and all of the wards rules and regulations. When they see that he is somewhat of a "bad boy", that excites them and gives them hope that they do not have to be in the ward and that they can live out in the real world. He shows everyone a whole new light; he lives life with no regrets and to his fullest since he only lives once. Chief Bromden represents as a magician. We never know what he is going to do or how he will react. Everyone in the ward thinks he is useless and that he is blind; when he really is not. He has been putting on an amazing show for everyone and the staff of the ward, making everyone to believe that he does not understand a word they say. He is the eyes and the ears of the ward and is not a predictable character.
The power of laughter resonates throughout the novel. McMurphy’s laughter is the first genuine laughter heard on the ward in years. McMurphy’s first inkling that things are strange among the patients is that none of them are able to laugh; they can only smile and snicker behind their hands. Bromden remembers a scene from his childhood when his father and relatives mocked some government officials, and he realizes how powerful their laughter was: “I forget sometimes what laughter can do.” For McMurphy, laughter is a potent defense against society’s insanity,
Cuckoo's Nest is broken up into the parts it is divided into because it helps better understand the novel. By dividing the novel into sections, it helps take confusion away and puts it in a better perspective. The novel can be very confusing and sometimes go off topic into another scene. When reading the novel in different parts, we can take one thing at a time and then eventually put them all together and understand everything. McMurphy represents as hope to everyone in the ward. He symbolizes hope because he has the bravery none of them have to get out of the ward whenever he chooses. He goes against everything Ratched says and all of the wards rules and regulations. When they see that he is somewhat of a "bad boy", that excites them and gives them hope that they do not have to be in the ward and that they can live out in the real world. He shows everyone a whole new light; he lives life with no regrets and to his fullest since he only lives once. Chief Bromden represents as a magician. We never know what he is going to do or how he will react. Everyone in the ward thinks he is useless and that he is blind; when he really is not. He has been putting on an amazing show for everyone and the staff of the ward, making everyone to believe that he does not understand a word they say. He is the eyes and the ears of the ward and is not a predictable character.
The power of laughter resonates throughout the novel. McMurphy’s laughter is the first genuine laughter heard on the ward in years. McMurphy’s first inkling that things are strange among the patients is that none of them are able to laugh; they can only smile and snicker behind their hands. Bromden remembers a scene from his childhood when his father and relatives mocked some government officials, and he realizes how powerful their laughter was: “I forget sometimes what laughter can do.” For McMurphy, laughter is a potent defense against society’s insanity,