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‚ form how the ward ran to her make-up. When McMurphy
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Final Exam Paper One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest In the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy gives one of the most compelling performances in film history. As an inmate sentenced to a psychiatric ward for his outrageous behavior‚ McMurphy thinks he has the ticket to freedom in his hands. One of the main obstacles to achieving this freedom is through the convincing of the board of directors that he is certifiably crazy. At the opening of the film‚ the audience
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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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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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One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27; pt.1). In One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey shows us the different sides of the id‚ ego‚ and superego. Although Ken Kesey differentiates in the subconscious forces of the mind within the characters‚ they are all affected by the combine. In One flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ McMurphy is categorized as the Id because of his instinctive
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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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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 first thing that McMurphy notices about the ward is that
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o Why would they scorn her? o She doesn’t deserve to be treated poorly just because a man in deeply in love with her. Reflection: The whole town knows about Vronsky’s love for Anna; men envied him and women pitied him. Anna’s position in society is greatly affected and people don’t respect her like they used to. Chapter 19: Reflection: Vronksy attends a luncheon‚ but he avoids people as Anna consumes his thoughts. We are introduced to Yashvin‚ who is apparently Vronsky’s best friend in the regiment
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Ken Kesey ’s One Flew over the Cuckoo ’s Nest Author(s): Elaine Ware Source: MELUS‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 3/4‚ Varieties of Ethnic Criticism (Autumn - Winter‚ 1986)‚ pp. 95-101 Published by: The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/467185 Accessed: 05/12/2009 13:39 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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aspects of life. While this may be an appealing notion‚ it is nonexistent in society. Strong men are seen by women as abusive and dominating‚ while strong women are seen by men as castrating and emasculating. The text of Ken Kesey’s novel‚ One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ in many ways‚ conforms to the structure of conventional male myth and asks the reader to accept that myth as a heroic pattern. From a masculinist perspective‚ it offers a charismatic hero in Randle Patrick McMurphy‚ a figure of spiritual
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