replace it with an automaton that dwells in a safe‚ blind conformity.” (Teglen 226). One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel about the corruption of society‚ and the importance of individualism. It is told from the perspective of a patient‚ Chief Bromden‚ who is ridiculed for being deaf and dumb‚ even though he fakes these two qualities. He is among other “mentally unstable” patients‚ who are all controlled by Nurse Ratched. To her dismay‚ a man named Randall McMurphy enters the hospital and
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descriptions surrounding the visit‚ such as of the characters and of the setting‚ and both characters go against the patriarchal society. The second extract from One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest shows Nurse Ratched as depicted through the eyes of Chief Bromden and her physical attributes. Here‚ the characters again‚ like the previous extract go against the social norms of the patriarchal society of that time period. These rebellious characteristics presented in our charascters through the authors’ usage
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one’s knowledge or awareness of their surroundings. Fog represents a lack of comprehension of one’s environment and also signifies a form of escape. A machine that the ward controls shows the grip that this staff has on their patients. McMurphy tells Bromden‚ “You had a choice: you could either strain and look at things that appeared in front of you in the fog‚ painful as it might be‚ or you could relax and lose yourself.” The lack of awareness is a form of escape for the patients because their life in
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1962‚ I have read up to page 145 or the end of Part 1. The narrator of the book is Chief Bromden‚ who is a long-term patient in Nurse Ratched’s‚ or Big Nurse‚ psychiatric ward. Chief Bromden pretends to be deaf and dumb‚ allowing him to listen to all the secrets and stories of his inmates. Bromden has been patient at the ward the longest ‚second to the Big Nurse‚ since World War II. At the beginning of the story Bromden tells us the different names the patients have‚ like Acutes and the Chronics. Acutes
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around the country staging happenings. Kesey’s playful attitude is reflected in the main character‚ McMurphy‚ who is often pulling pranks in the psychiatric ward. The oppression of society is a big theme in the novel. The narrator (Chief Bromden) often reflects on how the Combine is taking over. The Big Nurse is never happy unless there is complete order in her ward. She often holds group meetings‚ in which she belittles her patients to where they are merely rabbits‚ and not men. Often
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displayed through entrapment‚ subjugation of people‚ and prejudicial undertones used to limit the societal roles of those who face bigotry. The forced entrapment of Chief Bromden in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚” represents the forsaken lives of the Native Americans during the early part of the nineteenth century. Chief Bromden was taken prisoner in the mental institution simply because he was different and does not conform to the patterns of society. The mental institution can be related to
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dilemma of insane versus sane‚ One Flew is a statement about the cause of insanity. Through the imagery in Chief Bromden’s narration‚ Kesey reveals that the dehumanization and conformity
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As analysis is conducted into the characters of both Chief Bromden and Randle McMurphy‚ it is easy to conclude that both have characteristics and preform actions that can be considered heroic. Physically both Bromden and McMurphy are huge. But‚ unlike McMurphy‚ Bromden does not have the self-confidence to match his gigantic exterior. This contrast in personality is due to the idea that Bromden has constantly been maltreated for the entirety of his life. McMurphy‚ on the other hand‚ refuses to be
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reality. This is what being in the fog is like for Bromden from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ written by Ken Kesey. The fog creates another obstacle‚ that the patients have to go through in order to protect themselves. The novel is set in a mental institution‚ and focuses on the mistreatment of the patients. One patient in particular is Bromden‚ who is also referred to as both Chief and Broom. In the novel‚ it’s strongly implied that Bromden suffers from schizophrenia‚ based on his delusions
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Hero’s Quest Essay A person must follow a certain quest to become a hero. The quest that a hero must take consist of seven traditional steps. By becoming selfless like McMurphy did in‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ in order to help the others around him to achieve the goal of becoming a hero. One is also considered to be a hero when he or she stands up against fear and shows courage towards a greater power. These basic concepts of hero are shown in the character Randle Patrick McMurphy. In the
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