Chief Bromden's Character Analysis

Chief Bromden decides to elude others and troubles by pretending to be “deaf and dumb.” Since the black assistant nurses believe that he isn’t intelligent enough to understand their conversations, they converse about confidential topics.This permits Bromden to gain insight on what is truly happening in the hospital, or learning about the Big Nurse's’ plans in advance. I predict that he will learn valuable information in the future since the staff believes him to be so incompetent. In a way, the Chief is an actor playing the part of an ignorant patient, and instead of being paid for his acting, his recompense is avoiding trouble and hearing secrets. A literary device used multiple times in the quote is repetition; for example, the words humming,

Are everyone's motivations to become a hero pure? This question can be hard to answer depending on the hero. Spidermans motivations for saving an innocent child were pure, but what about people suffering from hero syndrome? A syndrome, that has become a recent phenomenon. This syndrome makes people seek heroism or recognition by creating desperate situations that they resolve in order to become a hero. As common as this syndrome is today, it was not a common syndrome in the tenth century. In the epic poem Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel, a mighty warrior named Beowulf fights three terrible monsters. Beowulf is a hero of the tenth century. Beowulf's motivations to fight the

Chief Bromden has a troubled time in the ward, especially opening up to other patients, he only does so to McMurphy. Early on in the novel he states "It wasn 't me that started acting deaf, it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say

   The choice that a novelist makes in deciding the point of view for a novel is hardly a minor one. Few authors make the decision to use first person narration by secondary character as Ken Kesey does in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  By choosing Bromden as narrator instead of the central character of Randle Patrick McMurphy, Kesey gives us narration that is objective, that is to say from the outside of the central character, and also narration that is subjective and understandably unreliable. The paranoia and dementia that fill Bromden's narration set a tone for the struggle for liberation that is the theme of the story. It is also this choice of narrator that leads

Through analysis of the text Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel, it is questionable of whether or not Beowulf is good or evil. Based on his actions, intentions and motivations behind his actions, and the way culture shapes him, it is clear that he is, in fact, an evil character. Beowulf is a dishonorable character who is self-absorbed and only saves the people of Herot for fame and wealth.

The tale of Beowulf follows one of history's oldest heroes as he ventures throughout Nordic Europe on a quest to kill the infamous monster Grendel, however in contrast with many of the regaled heroes of the past Beowulf remains constant in every aspect of his character. His goals, values, and actions never undergo even the slightest amount of alteration, even throughout his unusually long life, he remains static, Why? Some would argue that Beowulf’s unchanging personality could be contributed to poor penmanship by the author of the tale, or that it simply could have been lost throughout the ages of the story being retold orally, but despite all of that, it seems most likely that Beowulf was intentionally portrayed this way in order to set an example for those who would encounter his story, in all senses of the Nordic Culture that he came from, Beowulf is the Paragon of what a nord should aspire to be, his values encompassed everything their culture held dear in this world: gold, glory, the well-being of his people, and an aspiration to have his name ring out for the rest of eternity.

Although the filmic version of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has more similarities than differences to the book, one key change is the point of view. The book is narrated and told from the point of view of Chief Bromden, a mental patient who pretends to be deaf and mute and experiences paranoid delusions, while the film has no specific point of view, and Bromden is merely an outside character. The reason that this change is crucial is because of Bromden’s mental condition. Because Bromden experiences hallucinations, it illustrates a different, and scarier view of the staff at the mental institution, particularly Nurse Ratched, to the audience, and as the narrator, he also gives the reader background information about himself.

In the epic of Beowulf, many circumstances helped shape how he would affect his people and the story, this also has much to do with our very own lives. Who we grow up around and how those influences were, has much to do with how we shaped our personality. The people we sometimes didn't even think would affect us actually were a big impact in us, just how Beowulf was probably changed without even knowing it by some few bystanders. But this perhaps sounds like our life was predetermined, and to some of us it probably was inevitable.

What are the most five important things that have happened to your character in his or her life so far?

The Chief, our narrator, is a shy Native American who pretends to be deaf and dumb to remain invisible on the ward. This allows him to be an observer which offers him a measure of self-protection. Most of the patients treat Chief like an object. However, McMurphy continually tries to communicate with him. For example, he states “I swear you 're the biggest Indian I ever saw” (Kesey 219). As in most cases, McMurphy motivates and imparts confidence in numerous men during his stay at the asylum. One of the primary acutes he encourages is Bromden, as McMurphy is the only person who is able to make Chief Bromden, who

Throughout the book of Beowulf by an unknown author, the main character Beowulf was an amazing leader and hero. To the naked eye, he would appear to be the ideal person to become, and he would have done nothing wrong. Looker closer at the text, some shady details are discovered. The primary example being the last words of the book “They said he was, of kings in this world, the kindest to his men, the most courteous man, the best to his people, and the most eager for fame” (Chickering, Line. 3180-3182, pg 243). The last line saying most eager for fame almost negates all of the other fantastic things about him. The writer does this purposefully, but it is hard for the audience to tell what this means. The remaining question asked is whether this is Beowulf’s fatal flaw or not. I believe that it truly is, and that it the end, it leads to his downfall. Throughout the book, Beowulf had been very prideful in what he does, which is actually a good thing for a king to do, but only to some extent. The first time we see a hint of his pride going too far is near the beginning of the book. When Ecglaf’s son, Unferth, which means “un-peace” talks about how Beowulf was foolish and boastful to swim in the freezing cold waters with his friend, and it was out of pride that made him decide to do it. By the end of this tail, Beowulf replies telling what truly happened. He explains that they were just kids, and they ended up going through so much, and that he was a stronger swimmer, but he did

Firstly, the prominent motif in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is invisibility, Chief Bromden was seen as invisible in his childhood as well as on the ward. Once as a child on the reserve with his family, a group of appraisers trespassed onto the Bromden family land while Bromden was outside completing daily chores, the group proceeded to insult

“College is the reward for surviving high school.” In the novel The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, Holling’s dad does not let Heather, who is Holling’s sister, go to Columbia University in New York. I think this is because he wants Heather to stay living as a family. I also think Holling’s dad hates college. He thinks that college is so stupid, and you just finish high school, and go on in life. I think Heather’s gonna sneakily go to college without her dad knowing.

Most teachers emphasize that a well-written character in a story should be deep, believable, and human, with flaws and personality. Then, say that Beowulf, a poem about a man who is as deep as a sheet of paper, is a masterpiece. While the poem Beowulf is one of the most important and influential pieces of literature in the world, Beowulf himself is a poorly written character when compared to characters of today’s standards.

Our perspective of a stranger whom we’ve never met nor seen, but only heard of through the mouth of the enemy’s opinion, will inevitably align with the only version of the story we’ve heard. This sort of bias is found in Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, with Nurse Ratched’s depiction through the narration by Chief Bromden. The reliability of Bromden’s perspective is questionable, as it is his interpretation of the world, rather than what it actually is.