themes relevant to mental health social work‚ such as the treatment of mental distress‚ power‚ oppression and stigmatization. From a brief analyses of the novels narrator‚ Chief Bromden‚ The ward Nurse‚ Ratched and the involuntary committed Randle McMurphy‚ this paper aims to show how Kesey’s novel is much more than a critique of the psychiatric hospital but instead
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disarranged society. Both works contain oddly acting people who only behave in a way that their community tells them is acceptable. Joanna Eberhart is the leader in The Stepford Wives who wants to alert the wives of what is occurring in their town. McMurphy is the leader in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest he wants all the men in the ward to drive Nurse Ratched crazy to win the battle against her and leave the ward. Both the novel and the movie have many similarities‚ for instance‚ the ward meetings
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rules of Nurse Ratched. All of the patients submit to her ways until McMurphy is admitted to their ward. He has a rebellious nature which encourages the others to regain their individuality that had been suppressed by the Big Nurse asserting her power over them in an attempt to thrust them into conformity. McMurphy eventually saw that he became their leader and continuously rebelled‚ though it put himself at risk. In the end‚ McMurphy made the ultimate sacrifice to finally end Nurse Ratched’s tyranny
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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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is a person who has distinguished courage and ability and can be looked at as a model or ideal. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Randle Patrick McMurphy is seen to be the hero of the story. When McMurphy gets entered into the ward he is the only person in there who has any idea of what the outside world is like anymore. Throughout the movie McMurphy tries to makes the guys‚ which were already in the ward‚ understand what the outside world is like and that the only reason they are stuck in there
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in a mental instruction under the authority of a woman named Nurse Ratched. A new man named Randle Patrick McMurphy comes to join their ward and brings a new sense of excitement to the men already living in this institution. Randle McMurphy is a case that makes the doctors‚ nurses and workers of the hospital wonder if he is truly insane or just trying to find a way out of jail. Randle McMurphy was often irrational‚ impulsive and moody. The people surrounding him show a variety of different mental illnesses
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narrator‚ Bromden‚ is seen as a weak character who is submissive to the authority in the mental facility. Nurse Ratched or Big Nurse runs the mental facility with fear and is only challenged when Randle McMurphy becomes a patient who rebels against her system. The section in the story where McMurphy and Bromden are about to receive punishment after rebelling relates to the overall story as the readers can see how Bromden is changing to become a stronger person with McMurphy’s influence. He starts off
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One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest is a feature film that focuses on the issue of democracy being important to society. Democracy is the people’s freedom to choice their ruler. In the film Randal Patrick McMurphy also known as McMurphy is a representative of democracy and Mildred Ratched also known as ratchet is a dictator standing in the way of achieving democracy. This theme is evident through the traditional narrative techniques of symbolism and foreshadowing shown through the conventions specific
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Rebecca Tesfai English 1C 11/29/12 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey tells the story of Randle McMurphy‚ a rebellious‚ boisterous and overtly sexual man who utilizes his extroverted qualities to win over his fellow patients in the mental institution. McMurphy’s confident nature and non-conforming attitude brings hope to everyone living in the ward. Ultimately‚ he sparks dissent and inspires them to go against the oppressive head nurse‚ Nurse Ratchet. McMurphy’s confidence does not
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Peoples’ ability to use power to control and manipulate situations and people is a skill not many people have. Unfortunately this skill can lead to conflict as it did in Ken Kesely’s novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest when McMurphy and Nurse Ratched meet each other. McMurphy has been after Nurse Ratched’s power right from the beginning. After the first group meeting he pointed out that the meeting was like a "pecking party". The Nurse starts it with pointing out something wrong with someone and
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