One Flew The Cuckoo's Nest Superego Analysis
One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Id, Ego, and Superego “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27; pt.1). In One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey shows us the different sides of the id, ego, and superego. Although Ken Kesey differentiates in the subconscious forces of the mind within the characters, they are all affected by the combine. In One flew the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy is categorized as the Id because of his instinctive personalty. For example, Mcmurphy cannot have access to toothpaste, so he “runs his toothbrush down in the powder” of the black boys soapy water as an act of rebellion against Big Nurse (94; pt. 1).
Although Mcmurphy rebels against Big Nurse, he is …show more content…
She symbolizes the Superego in Cuckoo’s Nest because she has a strict set of guidelines of what you can and cannot do within the ward. She believes that her way is the best way and anyone who tries to blur those strict set of lines will suffer the consequences. Big Nurse uses her power of fear to have dominance over the patient's. She even starts “pecking parties”. A pecking party symbolizes when one chicken is injured, then all the other chickens see that one and they each take their shot at that one chicken. Although Big Nurse is categorized as the Superego, her ego becomes slightly diminished because of McMurphy’s rebellious acts throughout Cuckoo’s Nest. At that point, Big Nurse was “biding her time until another idea come to her that would put her on top again” (205; pt.3). Though she lost a few minor battles, she was affected by the combine because she realized that it had flaws within its machinery, and that someone could actually escape …show more content…
McMurphy and Chief struggle throughout Cuckoo’s nest at gaining their independence as the Id and the Ego. However, Big Nurse realizes that her machinery methods are not as effective on others. She sees the flaws with the combine, and that is why her ego diminishes in the book. Because the rules were so strict with the ward, patients figured that “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27;
Although Mcmurphy rebels against Big Nurse, he is …show more content…
She symbolizes the Superego in Cuckoo’s Nest because she has a strict set of guidelines of what you can and cannot do within the ward. She believes that her way is the best way and anyone who tries to blur those strict set of lines will suffer the consequences. Big Nurse uses her power of fear to have dominance over the patient's. She even starts “pecking parties”. A pecking party symbolizes when one chicken is injured, then all the other chickens see that one and they each take their shot at that one chicken. Although Big Nurse is categorized as the Superego, her ego becomes slightly diminished because of McMurphy’s rebellious acts throughout Cuckoo’s Nest. At that point, Big Nurse was “biding her time until another idea come to her that would put her on top again” (205; pt.3). Though she lost a few minor battles, she was affected by the combine because she realized that it had flaws within its machinery, and that someone could actually escape …show more content…
McMurphy and Chief struggle throughout Cuckoo’s nest at gaining their independence as the Id and the Ego. However, Big Nurse realizes that her machinery methods are not as effective on others. She sees the flaws with the combine, and that is why her ego diminishes in the book. Because the rules were so strict with the ward, patients figured that “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27;