How are the characters in Ken Kesey’s‚ “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” affected by fear? In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey uses several characters to demonstrate the theme that a person must fight his fears in order to remain healthy and sane. Kesey uses the characters Billy Bibbit‚ Dale Harding and most importantly Chief Bromden to illustrate this theme. Fear is a key theme in the book‚ from the first line‚ “they’re out there” we can see how the narrator is paranoid and
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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 Nurse Ratched is human and can be beaten. Throughout the novel‚ Chief Bromden undergoes a catharsis through McMurphy by pushing him towards clarity to escape the fog and give the patients confidence in themselves. The role Chief Bromden plays in the
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more secretly‚ so that all of Ratcheds’ patients think that they are in great hands. Throughout the book Ratched starts to lose her authority‚ because of Randle McMurphy (McMurphy). When McMurphy first comes to Ratcheds’ institution McMurphy informs all the other patients that at that point he was going to be the top dog. When McMurphy came to the institution Ratched knew that he was going to be a problem‚ because of the way he introduced‚ and intimidated all of the other patients. “The Big Nurse
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and the setting is what made the film very enjoyable. In the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest “Mac” McMurphy‚ a man with several assault convictions to his name‚ finds himself in jail once again. Rather than spending his time in jail‚ he convinces the guards that he’s crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a mental hospital. It is found out early in the movie that McMurphy is not actually "crazy" or mentally ill. He came to the mental institution because he did not want to participate
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follow a change of fortune. The plot starts off with a criminal named McMurphy‚ transferring to a mental institute for evaluation after raping a minor. He seems to find this a good way to avoid working in prison‚ but soon comes across conflicts with Nurse Mildred Ratched‚ who is in charge of all the patients there. Nurse Ratched frightens the patients‚ putting them through many unpleasant medial treatments. Seeing this‚ McMurphy takes on the role of “leader” over the patients‚ which includes Billy
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context by how the character’s use it. The first character to master it is the antagonist Nurse Ratchet. She uses it to manipulate patients to manage her mechanically structured ward. The other character is the (antagonist‚ protagonist?) patient McMurphy. He on the other hand manipulates people to help them grow or gain money. These two characters also go head to head with the power of deceptive manipulation as their weapons. Nurse Ratchet is the boss of the ward‚ in which the events of the novel
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the public‚ a mental hospital. Nurse Ratched‚ the head nurse in the asylum‚ is abusive with power and shows no mercy to the patients. The majority of her power comes from her ability to make the patients feel as if they are a lesser than she is. McMurphy who was sent to the hospital‚ diagnosed with insanity‚ is seen as a leader to the patients and they hope for him to change they way it runs. Whether he’s in there for a legitimate reason or not‚ he is intelligent‚ likeable and gives the patients
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THE CUCKOO’S NEST a) Charismatic Leader: McMurphy shows characteristics of a charismatic leader in various ways. McMurphy is transferred to a mental institution for evaluation after he had been convicted of statutory rape. When McMurphy gets to the institution‚ he feels as the institution is very supressed and has a strict regimen that everyone is expected to follow. Unpleasant medical treatments are used to supress the patients. When McMurphy sees this‚ he realizes that the environment needs
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he is relieved because he thought he was taken to the Shock Shop‚ the room where patients are given electroshock treatment. Right as he begins to relax on the chair‚ a brand new patient is admitted to the mental institution. He is known as Randall McMurphy‚ an Irish Ginger who has had a problem with gambling. When he gets there‚ Ratched makes it her mission to get the Black Boys to shower him‚ but he continually avoids getting that shower and introduces himself to all of the other patients. He shares
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over the Cuckoo’s Nest is power. McMurphy and nurse Ratchet kind of fight back and forth‚ for the power of the patients. For example‚ when McMurphy wants to watch the baseball game and nurse Ratchet made the patients vote‚ saying that majority would win. Nurse Ratchet new that she had enough power that the patients would not vote with McMurphy‚ simply because they didn’t have the heart to stand up for what they wanted‚ and was scared of nurse Ratchet. Next‚ McMurphy challenges her again and he still
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