“This is one of the most fantastic novels of individualism pitted against the vast depersonalization of industrial society ever written. Ken Kesey has an extraordinary grasp of the challenges faced by us all in modern civilization‚ and he is able to convey his ideas through some of the richest imagery I have ever read.” ‘Ann’ from ‘goodreads.com’ Good morning English panel chair. My name is Chelsea Pryde and today I will persuade you to pick the novel‚ ‘One flew over the cuckoos nest’ to be in
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Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; with the aid of several crew members and a star studded cast including such greats as Jack Nicholson (R.P. McMurphy)‚ Danny Devito (Martini)‚ and Christopher Lloyd (Taber) in his debut film. Winner of five Academy Awards‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has both masterful direction and editing as well as superb acting. R.P. McMurphy is a free-spirited‚ middle-aged man who tries to con the system by claiming he’s mentally ill so to avoid prison time. Immediately he makes
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the characters sequence during the novel. The novel’s main character is a man named McMurphy. McMurphy is a symbol for a bird himself. He is a free spirited person that was forced into a bird cage. The cage was the mental institution where he battled to be himself. McMurphy rebelled against rules in his battle to be free from restraints that the head Nurse Ratched tried to place on him. Like a bird McMurphy is the one that flew over the Cuckoo’s nest. He escaped the restraint that the nurse placed
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Mcmurphy breaking the picture window was a turning point in the story. The picture window was a prized possession of Nurse Ratched. It was the difference between her and the patients. She was on one side of the window while the patients were on the more unfortunate side. In a therapy session‚ R.P breaks the window‚ in the movie and in the novel‚ to get cigarettes. The glass breaking wasn’t only a turning point in the story‚ but also for Mcmurphy. McMurphy became a larger than life character to the
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McMurphy- McMurphy is outgoing‚ a leader and a rebel. There was a constant power struggle in the movie between the patient’s new found savior McMurphy‚ and the evil Nurse Ratched who rules their wing of the hospital with an iron fist. McMurphy fights to change the system to try to win back the patients’ rights and in the process gain more privileges for the patients and himself. McMurphy also seems to get pleasure out of fighting the system. His motives are simple‚ he wants to help out his fellow
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Rebecca Tesfai English 1C 11/29/12 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey tells the story of Randle McMurphy‚ a rebellious‚ boisterous and overtly sexual man who utilizes his extroverted qualities to win over his fellow patients in the mental institution. McMurphy’s confident nature and non-conforming attitude brings hope to everyone living in the ward. Ultimately‚ he sparks dissent and inspires them to go against the oppressive head nurse‚ Nurse Ratchet. McMurphy’s confidence does not
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portrays laughter as a parallel to freedom through various literary symbols and imagery in order to illustrate how the power of laughter can free a man who is under the control of an unjust authority. Through the characterization of Nurse Ratched and McMurphy‚ Kesey illustrates how the manipulation of others and the challenge of authority is a key component in the ability to laugh. Through the characterization of Nurse Ratched‚ Kesey illustrates how one person can manipulate others for her own specific
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further strengthen her rule. Nurse Ratched mainly uses her power to keep as much of the outside world away from her patients as she can. However‚ when McMurphy arrives‚ he uses a change of setting as a way to undermine Nurse Ratched. To the other patients‚ McMurphy is a taste of freedom and of the outside world‚ which is a threat to Nurse Ratched. McMurphy is able to change the scenery of the ward for the patients. He is able to get a new day room in an old tub room that is away from the Nurse’s station
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control The Big Nurse had on her patients. The role each character plays in this showdown symbolizes the realistic confrontations between the mentally unstable and the rest of society that has been going on for centuries. Randle Patrick McMurphy is a powerful‚ intelligent man‚ a true non-conformist. He comes to the mental institution to avoid the tedious work forced upon him at the prison he was assigned to. His playful‚ jolly attitude towards the patients surprises them since they have
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beginning of the novel‚ McMurphy solely ignites a social revolution amongst the patients. McMurphy challenges the function of the ward by encouraging the other patients to stand up for themselves by voicing their true opinions and desires. To exemplify how he is going to rebel against authority in the ward‚ McMurphy generates a bet with the others to see if he could emotionally crack the infamous Nurse Ratched‚ “You trust me to hold bets‚ buddies?” (69). To stick to his word‚ McMurphy deliberately goes
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