Cuckoo's Nest Vs 1984

1. Randle Patrick McMurphy charges into the Mental Hospital and challenges Nurse Ratched also known as the “Big Nurse” in attempts to topple what she has established. In “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” emptiness, placement, and apathy loom in the beginning of the novel, however once Randle Patrick McMurphy arrives the order of combines takes a drastic turn… for the good! McMurphy is a complex character because he can be seen either as a negative influence or as a positive influence because of his actions in the story. However, McMurphy a positive influence because of his actions within the novel.

Through his failure, Orwell portrays the dangers of a disunited society for the individual. Even though Winston willingly chose to oppose the Party and offered his life towards the eradication of his oppressors, his sacrifice proved futile without communal support to usurp the tyrannical regime. Despite the common suffering the people endured, their fear of the individual torment each would suffer motivated them to submit to the government. In Winston, Orwell highlights the frailty of an individual person in comparison to a mob. When imprisoned at the Ministry of Love, Winston’s will crumbled under torture and he even offered the life of the one individual he had earlier seemed hesitant to sacrifice, Julia. Hence, Orwell illustrates the need for a united social front for individuals to change the society in which they live in. Otherwise, self-preservation shall remain dominant within each individual, leaving them vulnerable to continuous manipulation through propaganda.

“1984”, by George Orwell, is a utopian and dystopian novel, this novel is enticing and while very gloomy proves to be an extraordinary book with an old futuristic feel to it. In the very beginning of the novel, we are introduced to a character named Winston, who has a very strong opinion against the Party (which is an organization that controls the world he lives in). He immediately has thoughts and actions going against this controlling organization. He first is rebellious to them by keeping a record of his thoughts and actions in a diary and then joining what he thought was the “Brotherhood” which tries to sabotage the Party with the hope of making it fail, falls in love with a girl named Julia, and strives to live a life that is not controlled

In a totalitarian country, any ordinary citizen’s powers are limited, if at all possible. Although any individual is treated like a part of the society, he has no chances to play a vital role in it. A person is to follow officially dispersed propaganda and obey the rules, which intend to control everything. The totalitarian system uses any means including manipulation, intimidation and even the worst forms of repression just to achieve the main goal -  staying in power. George Orwell’s 1984 and Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are very similar novels which describe two different societies being mainly focused on individuals opposing the existing systems. In Orwell’s novel, the

Winston a grey and rough skinned, emaciated, fearful, thirty nine year old man with a varicose ulcer on his leg, who hated a woman named Julia. Winston described her as not handsome, attractive, natural looks, and he liked her hips. Winston has many thoughts about mortally wounding her. (Winston) Julia a twenty six year old woman, known as a rebel from the waist down and she’s a product of the Party. Julia wanted to experience love with someone, in this case Winston. Why did Julia like Winston? One reason Julia liked Winston happened to occur because he wanted to revolt against the party. (How) Winston’s rebellion takes place on a more "intellectual" level than does Julia 's. (How is) Winston hated

Randle McMurphy and Nurse Ratched; the novel's protagonist and antagonist are in constant conflict throughout the story. Randle McMurphy's goal is to push the Nurse's buttons however the Nurse manages to remain calm. Randle McMurphy is violent, caring, and a role model to many if not all the men at the institution. Nurse Ratched is a corrupt, authoritative, and conniving woman who likes to use humiliation to show her dominance and power over the mentally ill. Both in their quest for power conflict in many occasions in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Upon reading further into the novel some similarities can be seen between One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the dystopian society of the novel 1984. More specifically, the big nurse and big brother of 1984 have things in common. Both the big nurse and big brother use fear in order to control the denizens of their respective societies. In 1984 the population is controlled by the soldiers who roam the streets for rebels. Meanwhile, the big nurse uses the threat of Shock Therapy and being sentenced to the Disturbed section of the ward.

The two main character of this novel; Winston and Julia both happen to be nonconformist to this society. In their own distinctive way, they both go against the dreadful rules of society. Winston has his diary which sets him on a mission to rebel against the Party. On the other hand, Julia commits minor acts of rebellion such as engaging in sex and wearing makeup. However, both Winston and Julia can not conform to The Party’s principles, even though The Party devotes substantial resources for detecting these specific people and subversion over them.

This risk taker collaborated with the O’Brian campaign that believed in psychological and physical torture, Winston's optimistic out look was only a false believe that he had. Deep down inside he always knew that one day he would be caught. O’Brien was one of the dominate leaders of the party. He was a coniving sly man that tricked Winston to belive that he was really apart of the inner brotherhood. This character displays the mystery of the inner party. The novel never really talked about his personality . just like the brotherhood was never really said to be true or not. Julia is Winstons lover who hates the party just as much as he does. He attitued towards it is more of a sutle one. She is more interested in having sex and not getting caught verses Winston rebellous attitude. This character is some of the Monica Lewinski of her day. Having relations with many of the politicans secretly.

Very few people in 1984’s society committed completely to rebellion, although Julia had specific subtle tactics and Winston was more extreme and did not care about the sacrifices he knew were to come. Julia maintains a perfect status in society in order to avert from getting caught and dealing with these costs. “She had been a troop leader in the Spies and a branch secretary in the Youth League...” (130). This shows how Julia tries her best to conceal her acts of rebellion with a perfect profile that no person would look twice at. Winston on the other hand, wanted change as soon as possible so he didn’t care as much about the sacrifices that had to be made. “You are prepared to give your lives?... commit murder?... betray your country?... commit

He dreams contently of Julia, his mother, and O’Brien in the Golden Country. He gains weight and is allowed to write on a small slate. He comes to the conclusion that he was foolish to oppose the Party alone, and tries to make himself believe in Party slogans. He writes on his slate “FREEDOM IS SLAVERY,” “TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE,” and “GOD IS POWER.” Realizing nothing was happening, Winston screams out Julia’s name many times, terrifying himself. Though he knows that crying out in this way will lead O’Brien to torture him, he realizes his deep desire to continue hating the Party. He tries to bottle up his hatred so that even he will not recognize it. Therefore, when the Party kills him, he will die hating Big Brother—a personal victory. But he cannot hide his feelings. When O’Brien arrives with the guards, Winston tells him that he hates Big Brother. O’Brien replies that obeying Big Brother is not sufficient—Winston must learn to love him. O’Brien then instructs the guards to take Winston to Room

As Winston is captured by the government, he is told that there are three stages of his “reintegration”; learning, understanding, and acceptance. Winston refuses to betray his lover Julia until the last stage as he yells to his tormentors, “Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! I don’t care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me! Julia. Not me!” (300). , Orwell) Spewing such harsh and petrifying phrases about his past lover, showcases that Winston under the torment and oppression of the Party has capitulated and accepted Big Brother while breaking the final bonds of his romantic relationship with Julia. Instilling oppression on romantic love ensures that the citizens of Oceania love Big Brother and the government with their full capacity; confirming that the individual will never favour their loved one over the government. Once a courageous individual rebelling against the government, using his relationship with Julia as a weapon, now merrily a shadow of his former past, broken down by the oppression instilled by the government. By betraying his lover, Julia, Winston demonstratesions that the government has won. Contradictory to his initial feeling towards Big Brother, Winston’s love is now dedicated towards the government. In the aftermath of his “reintegration”, “[Winston] loved Big Brother,” (311) , Orwell) leaving no additional room in his damaged heart for Julia. However, Winston is not the only character who suffers with the decision of betraying their loved

The controlling tendencies of the government leads him to start to rebel against the Big Brother and their totalitarian ways. To conclude, after long time of suffering Winston is forced into agreeing with the ideas and though that the party set into place. Winston starts out the novel as just another average citizen of Oceania. Oceania has been a

The novel’s protagonist. A 39 year old Outer Party member, he’s described as a thin, frail, commoner. He does as he’s told and is good at his job. Obsessed with the past, Winston often tries to recall what things were like before the Revolution. Because of this, he’s interested in Party Philosophy and comes to hate everything that Big Brother stands for. Winston is observant and thoughtful, and spends many evenings passively rebelling against the Party by illegally keeping a journal, not participating in community activities, and visiting the proles district. In short, Winston is a thoughtcriminal. In further rebellion, he begins a relationship with Julia, a young woman who works in the Fiction department. Together, Winston and Julia begin a secret love affair, causing Winston to become very aware of their morality. He becomes rightfully paranoid, knowing that they

2. Major characters- In the novel Julia and Winston are lovers, while they are working together to take down Big Brother she shows him they are different by the way she decides to take Big Brother down.. Julia wants to rebel against the party but shows little interest in physically taking it down. Winston’s emotions make him rebel against big brother. Julia is a rebel from the waist down while Winston rebels emotionally. Also in