Use of Democracy in LOTF and OFOTCN The authors of Lord of the Flies and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s both use democratic societies in their novels. Kesey‚ in particular addresses American democracy. In OFOTCN‚ Mack and the inmates vote for a schedule change‚ and the majority rules in favor of altering the daily routine. However‚ Nurse Ratched decides to keep the day how it was. This process is similar to the American way of electing our president. As voters‚ we think we are voting for our future
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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 runs the ward
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sexuality‚ and devoted to gain social equality regardless of sex (Rampton). In response‚ Ken Kesey 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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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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One Flew Over the Cuco’s Nest Theme Analysis Rebellion Against Authority and Conformism The psychiatric ward where the novel takes place can be seen as a microcosm of society. Society is presented as a ruthlessly efficient machine (the Combine) that makes everyone conform to its narrow rules. All individuality is squeezed out of people‚ and the natural‚ joyful expressions of life are suppressed. In the hospital ward‚ the representative of society is the Big Nurse. She embodies order‚ efficiency
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Nurse Ratched Won the War In the work One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Nurse Ratched and McMurphy constantly battled over power and dominance. Both Nurse Ratched and McMurphy tried to assert on paitents in the hosipital. The patients were continuously persuaded to be on either McMurphy’s or Nurse Ratched’s side. The patients swayed back and forth between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched depending on who was more persuasive. However‚ Nurse Ratched ultimately won the war because she won the card game/ Cheswick’s
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McMurphy as a Christ figure English 12 Pd 2 3/12/2008 In the book‚ One flew Over the Cuckoos Nest‚ a main character named Randal McMurphy has several connections where he is portrayed as a Christ figure. The Christian faith teaches that life is either sin or salvation. Preachers teach that all humans are sinners‚ yet capable of salvation. McMurphy‚ throughout the novel tries to show the other patients on the ward that they can get better and lead their lives their own ways. He also says lifes miseries
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Summary On this day‚ Chief is spared electroshock therapy in the Shock Shop. Instead‚ Big Nurse puts him in Seclusion where he suffers at the hands of the African-American orderlies. When he comes out‚ he sits in the day room and witnesses the admission of a new patient. The new patient‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy‚ is loud‚ playful‚ and boisterous. Chief states that "he’s no ordinary Admission‚" and furthermore exhibits no fear or passive behavior. McMurphy’s voice reminds Chief of his father
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70 Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Advanced English Sample response: Film Prescribed text: Strictly Ballroom‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ 1997 Related text: A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams‚ 1947 (drama) Introduction names the texts and links them directly to the question Develops a thesis which applies to both texts The topic sentence on not belonging connects the next two paragraphs which are about the same idea but discuss the different texts separately Using supporting evidence
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Setting: Insane asylum‚ Oregon‚ late 1950s‚ day room‚ chiefs memory‚ fishing trip "Working alongside others like her [Ratched] who I call the "Combine‚" which is a huge organization that aims to adjust the Outside as well as she has the Inside‚ has made her a real veteran at adjusting things" McMurphy: scars‚ spirit‚ anti-authoritarian‚ dishonourable discharge‚ disregards social structures‚ prison=distrust in authority‚ Christ: crucifixion in EST‚ “washing hands of whole affair” sacrificial‚ loss
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