Cukoos Nest

Protagonist / Antagonist Essay In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’ s Nest everyone either wanted to be “top dog” or be a free bystander, Just like the say we have as a whole in our country. Conservatives will be your front of the line men waiting for the battle and non hesitant to take immediate action on what their say is. Liberals however agree or disagree, but usually with someone else’s opinion. These are your “Let me stand behind you kind of people.” This is our society you are one or the other and no in between, and of course the reasoning to whichever you choose is only to benefit you. Mcmurphy represents freedom, rebellion, and toughness. Although I wouldn’t say he’s the true definition of a psychopath he’s in the ward as a get out scheme and to avoid punishment as any other normal human being who gets into trouble with the law. Mcmurphy is your conservative his intentions are to try to turn the people in the ward on the same path as him. He takes risks for what’s right and ignores Miss Ratched’s pathetic rules. Mc Murphy goes into the ward with his cocky mindset and challenges Miss Ratched’s authority. He convinces the men in the ward to follow his footsteps and to stand up for themselves. The rule breaker wants the people in the ward to feel alive by breaking Miss Ratched’s “laws”. Because of attempting to do so he unfortunately looses his life. Miss Ratched is your government with the pathetic laws that nobosy likes or agrees with. Miss Ratched is the head nurse who controls the people in the ward because she has power. She has the power to drug them, cause physical pain, and mental pain by reminding them of their problems. She has the authority to call the shots and control everyone because shes the head nurse. She manages to keep the people of the ward in the palm of her hand because she belittles them and scrapes away their dignity, as if they have any to begin with. Ratched feeds off of weakness and continues to remain with full power by