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    In Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ power is the dominant theme in the novel; one who holds power and one who wants it‚ and how it is used to intimidate and manipulate‚ especially how it is disrupted‚ challenged‚ and denied. The theme of power is shown in the conflict between the antagonist Nurse Ratched‚ an army nurse who controls all patients in the mental hospital‚ and the protagonist‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy‚ a patient in the ward who denies Ratched’s authority. The novel tells the

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    World Literature 12 January 2014 Society’s Insanity Society’s harsh expectations and norms force people into conformity‚ while those who reject society’s views are labeled as insane. Kent Kesey’s novel‚ One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ depicts the so called “insanity” of men in a mental institution. Although mental institutions are known for containing insane people‚ the men in this mental ward are not so different from a “sane” person. They show the same desires and characteristics as normal

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    a life full of richness whilst Ken Keseys’ novel One Flew over the Cuckoosnest‚ written in 1962‚ addresses both fundamental injustices and the exhilaration that is felt when one experiences the glorious taste of life filled with the fullness of freedom‚ expression and sexuality. Freedom is utmost element of life that makes it rich; it is spoken about in literature whether it is being experienced or longed for. In One Flew over the CuckoosNest‚ Ken Kesey describes a rigid lady named Miss Ratched

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    The advancement of technology over the last decade has been used to further security methods in society. Devices such as surveillance systems in stores have caught suspects and decreased crime‚ but only by a mere 0.05% (specifically in Chicago‚ which currently has 15‚000 cameras throughout the city). So‚ does this implementation of surveillance really make people behave? The texts “Panopticism” by Michel Foucault and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey both focus on how to make people behave

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    n One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey uses the ward as a representation of society as a whole. The patients are the citizens and the nurses and aides the government. Within this society‚ many of humanity’s inherent freedoms are taken away in the name of security and mental health. The 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

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    revolutions against governments. We live in a society where stability and assimilation are not just recommended‚ but also enforced. We have the right for civil disobedience‚ so long as it is non-violent and within reason. In the book‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ R.P McMurphy‚ a "brawling‚ gambling man" enters a mental asylum in Oregon‚ and begins to wage war "on behalf of his fellow inmates". However he finds himself at odds with Nurse Ratched‚ a strict‚ manipulative and methodical woman who

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    What if your definition of victory? Is it doing your best to keep order for your own benefit or is it making changes good or bad for the convenience of others? That is the debatable question of Ken Kesey’s‚ One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Some say McMurphy won‚ while others argue the winner to be Nurse Ratched. In the battle of McMurphy versus Ratched‚ McMurphy Reigned victorious Before McMurphy entered the ward‚ the men had no idea how to enjoy life. They didn’t even laugh. McMurphy changed that

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    Literature and Film October 14‚ 2013 One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ nurse Ratched takes away the patients freedom physically‚ mentally and emotionally. Nurse Ratched was known as the “big nurse” and was a former Army nurse who wasn’t treated great. It became her life to get revenge because of how she was treated and is referred to as a rat and readers are reminded

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    explores a society that is ruled by women to reflect how males are damaged both physically and mentally under such control. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Nurse Ratched’s lack of femininity and the consequences of the matriarchy reflect

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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”: an allegory of Communism Have you ever heard anything about the lives of people who live in a Communist country? I am personally one of those whose family struggled 18 years without individual rights and freedom under the Communist rule. I am familiar with the lives of those people. These experiences are not found in any Communist books. Before 1975‚ Vietnam was a republic. On April 30th‚ 1975‚ Communists took over the country. They claimed that our country

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