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Hospitals are meant to help some people heal physically and others mentally. In the novel One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey published in 1962, readers are introduced to a mental hospital that has goals that do not align with helping people. Within the hospital, characters with varied personalities and opinions are intermixed with three main characters playing specific roles with supporting characters close by. With the characters’ motivations, themes develop such as the emasculation of the men in the hospital by an oppressive nurse. Symbols, such as laughter and the “combine”, are also pertinent to themes as the readers watch the men transitioning from being oppressed to being able to stand up for themselves causing change in hospital policy.

The men stand up against Nurse Ratched for the first time when they join McMurphy by sitting in front of the blank television screen even when told they cannot watch the baseball game. For the first time, the men are independent, “watching the gray screen just like [they] could see the baseball game clear as day” while Nurse Ratched “rant[s] and scream[s]” behind them (Kesey). Imagery and descriptive words reveal Nurse Ratched’s anger, describing her voice as “an electric saw ripping through pine” (Kesey). The boys still join McMurphy despite the enormous fit the Nurse is throwing which reveals the trust and inspiration McMurphy has given to them already. Because of McMurphy, Chief Bromden transforms from a shy, lurking shadow into someone that feels the need to take action. In the beginning of the novel Billy Bibbit states that Bromden is “scared of his own sh-sh-shadow” and that he is “just a bi-big deaf Indian” (Kesey). However, Bromden is faking being unable to hear and actually narrates the entire novel from his point of view. McMurphy realizes that he can hear and builds up his confidence which will eventually inspire Chief Bromden to put McMurphy out of his misery and escape the ward himself. The trust Bromden puts into McMurphy builds their relationship which proves to be pertinent in the end. Billy Bibbit’s confidence is also

The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is about the power structure of a mental ward from the perspective of a patient, Bromden. The story takes place during the 1950's in Oregon. Many of the patients on the ward are not necessarily insane however do not fit in with pre established societal norms and have chosen a life away from these norms. The men who are voluntary have given in to the staff and follow them like sheep, however, the men who are committed need controlling according to society so they were sent to the ward. The head nurse, Nurse Rached, of the ward keeps control using her staff that has been picked out over years of meticulous selection. The staff under Rached's orders keep control of the patients

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey during a time in our society when pressures of our modern world seemed at their greatest. Many people were, at this time, deemed by society’s standards to be insane and institutionalized. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is set in a ward of a mental institution. The major conflict in the novel is that of power. Power is a recurring and overwhelming theme throughout the novel. Kesey shows the power of women who are associated with the patients, the power Nurse Ratched has, and also the power McMurphy fights to win. By default, he also shows how little power the patients have.

Though every period of time, people often find themselves looking for a savior. While most people turn for Jesus Christ or other religious figures, in the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, the patients of a strictly-run psychiatric ward turn to Randal Patrick McMurphy. Kesey uses McMurphy to create a Christ Figure, or a character that shows allusions to Christ, in his work. Despite being a patient, McMurphy finds a way to stand out as a Christ Figure through having his individual thoughts and actions, rather than shrinking himself to what the ward wants him to be.

Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest operates as an entertaining and interesting novel on a pure surface level. There’s a good story, well-developed characters and fresh language. It has all the workings of a good novel, but One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest isn’t just a good novel. It’s a great one, because Kesey uses Chief Bromden’s perspective to let imagery flow out of the novel and have it all come back to one theme: individuality and its repression by society. This idea is highlighted by the image of gambling vs. playing it safe, whether in literal card games or as a way of living. The mental ward’s new patient, Randle Patrick McMurphy, is a self-described “gambling fool” (12)1, while his opposer, “Big Nurse” Ratched,

Thus, Kesey’s imagery, McMurphy’s charisma, and his attitude to help the patients at all costs strengthen McMurphy’s role as a savior. Just as Christ before him, he sacrifices himself for the betterment of mankind. The story of McMurphy shows how much of an impact an

Power and control are the central ideas of Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. There are examples of physical, authoritative and mechanical power in the novel, as well as cases of self-control, and control over others. Nurse Ratched is the ultimate example of authoritative power and control over others but R.P. McMurphy refuses to acknowledge the Nurse’s power, and encourages others to challenge the status quo. The other patients begin powerless, but with McMurphy’s help, learn to control their own lives. Many symbols are also used to represent power and control in the book, such as the ‘Combine’, ‘fog’, and the imagery of machines.

I lifted it myself” (142). The act of Chief raising his hand demonstrates the significant impact that he has on the asylum. His vote pushed Nurse Ratchet over the edge, allowing her to lose her temper thus allowing McMurphy to win his bet. In contrast to this behavior, Bromden`s silence consequently forces himself into the `fog`.

One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest, written by Ken Kesey in 1962 is a gripping multidimensional novel, set in an Oregon Mental Institution set deep in the countryside. The novel is narrated by an American half-Indian known as the “Chief”, who is a seemingly deaf and dumb patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia. By choosing Bromden as the narrator instead of the main character McMurphy, Kesey gives us a somewhat objective view, as its coming from only one perspective.

In Ken Kesey’s One Flew of the Cuckoo’s Nest the narrator, Chief, a mental patient in the mid 20th century, critiques the world around him, and exposes truths about society through analyzing the events he witnesses on the ward. In this passage, Chief observes Nurse Ratched and her affect others as she enters the hospital to begin her daily routine. Through the use of mechanical and unnatural imagery, Kesey uses Chief to reveals the true nature of Big Nurse and their surroundings. Nurse Ratched’s goal is to fix people, make them conform to what society tells them is normal.

The plot of the story is Bromden’s worldview is subjugated by his fear of what he calls the Combine, a huge conglomeration that controls society and forces people into conformity. Bromden pretends to be deaf and dumb and tries to go unnoticed, even though he is six feet seven inches tall. The all-male mental patients are divided into Acutes, who can be cured, and Chronics, who couldn’t be cured. They are controlled by Nurse Ratched, a former army nurse who runs the ward with harsh, mechanical precision. Randle McMurphy arrives as a transfer from the work farm; Bromden senses that something is different about him. McMurphy swaggers into the ward and introduces himself as a gambling man. Bromden suffocates McMurphy in his bed, enabling him to die with some dignity rather than live as a symbol of Ratched’s power. Bromden, having improved his immense strength that he had thought was gone during his time in the mental ward, but escapes from the hospital by breaking through a window.

Bromden is a very conservative yet diverse character. In “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”, Ken Kesey depicts Bromden as an inconfident, shallow man with great hidden potenial that only shines when he is pushed. Many reasons of his flaws and triumphs can be seen through out the book.

The treacherous time that the young men spent on the Andes Mountains was made survivable largely in part by the presence of God. This presence of God was seen the strongest in four instances. After the plane crashed, only one thing was on the livings’ mind, survival. Eventually the idea of survival was lost because the stockpile of food was now minuscule, the time had come for a radical change. The options were either to live a few more days off the remaining food or to eat the dead bodies of their former companions to regain their strength. The decision was made to eat the dead bodies. “They all believed that virtue lat in survival and that eating their dead friends would in no way endanger their souls.” (p.81). This experience is similar

The three Holy Books, the Old Testament, the Holy Bible, and the Quran are a word from God, yet, the followers of these books claim to have somewhat different beliefs and practices. Although the three books come from the same Creator, the content in them is often contradictory. One contradiction seen in the Bible and Quran is about Jesus Christ. The Bible states explicitly that Jesus is the Son of God, he was resurrected and will return. (Mathhew) On the other hand, in the Quran Jesus is referred as the Son of Mary (5:110,114,116), the crucifixion of Jesus is denied in the Quran (4:156-159) and it is written that he was no more than a messenger of God (4:171). Despite these differences, similar themes and motifs are seen in the Holy Books. This essay will look at the themes of persecution and perseverance in the Old Testament, the Bible and The Quran and will argue that the