second chapter we find out that they had given drugs to Chief Broom. In this chapter however a new patient is introduced to the ward‚ an Irishman called McMurphy. He is not like the others‚ and isn’t intimidated by the black boys‚ that impresses the Chief. He introduces himself to the other patients by saying “My name is McMurphy‚ buddies‚ R. P. McMurphy‚ and I’m a gambling fool.” In the third chapter Bromden describes how the day room is split in two between the Acutes and Chronics. The Acutes are younger
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Insanity as Redemption on Contemporary American Fiction is a book written Barbara Tepa Lupack. This books holds six chapters about six different literary pieces including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s chapter‚ “Hail to the Chief”. It mainly talks about “inmates running the asylum.” In the specified chapter of the novel‚ Lupack gives some introductory paragraphs about Ken Kesey‚ his life and his reasons for writing this story. Barbara Tepa Lupack says Ken Kesey was a “psychedelic outlaw and a
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restriction of these freedoms are actually detrimental to the health and standard of living of the patients. This can be plainly seen in the depictions of the patients themselves. Some important characters to examine are Billy Bibbit‚ Chief Bromden‚ and McMurphy. Each patient mentioned represents a specific freedom taken away from the patients‚ in addition to the rest‚ that has a profound effect on their mental health and well-being. Throughout the book‚
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Next‚ Nurse Ratched is a psychopath because of her attempts to be intimidating. Shortly after McMurphy was admitted into the ward‚ even though the nurse knew his name she continually spoke it incorrectly. This is revealed during a conversation between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched during the story: “’Perhaps doctor‚ you should advise Mr. McMurry on the protocol of these group meetings.’ ’Ma’am’‚ McMurphy says‚ ’Have I told you about my uncle Hallahan and the woman who used to screw up his name?’ ’I
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Chronics woke up to look around with heads blue from lack of blood" (214). A touch imagery is present when the Chief describes McMurphy’s hands: "I remember the palm was smooth and hard as bone from hefting the wooden handles "(23). After killing McMurphy‚ Bromden’s narrative appeals to the sense of sound when he expresses he "heard the wires and connections tearing out of the floor" (310). Guessing that fall is coming and using the sense of smell‚ Bromden states: "I can smell that sour-molasses smell
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McMurphy soon becomes acquainted to Chief Bromden‚ the hospital’s longest-dwelling patient who believes the world is one big “combine”‚ and everyone is just a part of the machine. This depressive outlook leads Chief to falsely assume the role of a man who
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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 not up to the person themselves. Nurse Ratched‚ the old-money snobs and Willy’s employer have the power. Randle McMurphy‚ Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman are the rebels. Billy Bibbit‚ Daisy Fay Buchanan‚ Myrtle Wilson and Linda Loman are the followers.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ there is a power struggle between the protagonist Randle Patrick McMurphy and the antagonist Nurse Ratched‚ also known as Big Nurse. The story takes place on a mental ward and is narrated in the perspective of a patient named Bromden. Nurse Ratched has complete control of both the ward staff and the patients‚ but when newly admitted McMurphy arrives‚ Nurse Ratched’s position of power is threatened as he tries to dominate the ward. The question is: how
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don’t bother him. He is the "longest-residing patient" and keeps a lot to himself. While pretending to be deaf‚ leads him to the knowledge of secrets about the ward. Although he has a lot of mental distractions from his past‚ the new patient‚ Randal McMurphy has created new problems for the ward to
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