An antagonist is defined as a person who is opposed to‚ or the "bad guy." In Cool Hand Luke and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest the Captain and Nurse Ratchet played this role‚ respectively. They both appeared to be what I would call and "control freak." Although Nurse Ratchet and the Captain are similar characters‚ I feel that their need and reason for control‚ as well as their methods‚ differ. I believe that Nurse Ratchet’s need for control was a part of who she was. Everything had to be perfect
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Importance of Sexual Freedom The world portrayed in the hospital ward is one of sexual repression and inhibition. This is exemplified in the Big Nurse as well as in Nurse Pilbow‚ who is frightened of the patients’ sexuality. It is frequently emphasized that the Big Nurse has large breasts‚ the mark of her femininity‚ but she tries to conceal them. Everything about her and the ward is sterile‚ cold‚ and lifeless‚ from the Big Nurse’s manner down to the white starched uniforms of the staff. The
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The movie‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest describes the inner details of a psychiatric ward. The total institution was extremely dull and also depressing watching how they were treated. The staff did not treat them as adults‚ but as children with no hope. The nurses were cold hearted and often even mistaking them as human beings. The institution compares greatly to C.H Cooley’s‚ "Looking Glass Self Theory"‚ because the nurses do not interact with the patients the way they should. The patients
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In Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ the author refers to the many struggles people individually face in life. Through the conflict between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy‚ the novel explores the themes of individuality and rebellion against conformity. With these themes‚ Kesey makes various points which help us understand which situations of repression can lead an individual to insanity. These points include: the effects of sexual repression‚ woman as castrators‚ and the pressures we face
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benefit of others. In the book‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ McMurphy sacrifices himself for the other patients in the ward. Kesey uses many symbolic references to show McMurphy sacrificing himself‚ just as Jesus Christ did for his own disciples. Many events occurring in the book depict McMurphy as a Christ like figure. Nurse Ratched‚ the head of the mental ward‚ treats the patients unfairly. She‚ along with the black boys‚ have free reign over the patient’s lives. A savior is
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Darkness and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest The definition of classism is the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others. When viewed from a Marxist perspective‚ Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness can be seen as a comment on negative treatment of lower class individuals. In the Heart of Darkness the way the Europeans treated the lower class Africans was quite inhumane. As for in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest the patients
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friendships‚ both the adults and children are identically called ‘friend.’ By being called the same term‚ one individual isn’t of a higher stature than the other‚ creating equality between the two and destroying the adult – child hierarchy set by society. Thus‚ when Bobbie states‚ “I think everyone in the world is friends‚” she represents the childlike mentality that everyone‚ including adults‚ are equal to one another. () While the friendships between the children and adults blurs the adult – child hierarchy
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All books I read in English class this year all have something in common. After reading the foreword to Cuckoos Nest by Chuck Palahniuk‚ I was able to better connect these three pieces of literature. All these books take place in a society where there is some sort of rebel‚ follower‚ and the witness‚ but even more further there is also the person with the power and the people who have little to no power. To move up the “social ladder”- to go from powerless to powerful- is extremely hard and usually
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Jack Gillan One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Mental hospitals are usually thought to be a help to the patients inside them‚ but in the case of the novel‚ One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ the ward actually does more damage to the patients than it does help them. Chief Bromden goes through struggles in his life at the ward in order to become clear minded and confident again. McMurphy is a new patient in the ward and he brings a new perspective to the ward. He shows the patients that
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Ona is portrayed as this weak‚ vulnerable‚ and sensitive woman who does not have the same stamina as Jurgis. She is a thin and a typical stay at home wife. She has a lot of compassion for her family but is too “weak” to take on a demanding job. When she is forced to go to work she cannot handle it. She also births a child and her body is not able to take it which‚ contributes back to her fragile character. Her name means graceful which can be considered the way that she carries herself. Her function
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