Lung's Son Literary Analysis

“Well, and I suppose that means you do not want to work on the land and I shall not have a son on my own land, and I with sons and to spare.’ This he said with bitterness, but the boy said nothing” This conversation between him and his son made him finally realize that they wouldn’t carry on their father’s great values, and that is because during the time he was rich he left some traditions behind. Wang lung valued his land and above all he had faith in his gods once again. Traditional values were forgotten by the result of wealthy living, the kids not caring about the farmlands and not understanding the earth gods prove that wealth destroyed ancient traditions.

Humans develop in societies with rules, order and government, but humans are not perfect, they have many deficiencies so do the societies they live in. When a group of schoolboys land on a tropical island, Ralph takes on the role of leader by bringing all of the boys together and organizing them. He first explains “There aren’t any grownups. We shall have to look after ourselves.”(p.33), this brings up the question if the boys will have prosperity or will they succumb to the evil on the island. At first the young boys start being successful and civilized, but chaos soon overruns them and evil starts to lurk over the island.The fictional story of the group of British schoolboys stranded on an island and the decisions they make, relates back

Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. It is about british schoolboys who are stranded on an island after their plane is shot down. They are on the island with no adult supervision. Their group is civilized but turns to savagery. In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses the characters of Ralph, Jack, and Roger to symbolize that there are violence, evil, savagery, and good that exist in every society.

“Now Wang Lung had chosen a good place in his fields under a date tree upon a hill to set the graves, and Ching had the graves dug and ready and a wall of earth made about the graves, and there was space within the walls for the body of Wang Lung and for each of his sons and their wives, and there was space for sons' sons, also. This land Wang Lung did not begrudge, even though it was high land and good for wheat, because it was a sign of the establishment of his family upon their own land. Dead and alive they would rest upon their own land” (267). Again the novel compares the earth to human life. Very much like the seasons the lives of humans are always cyclical. After the death of O-Lan and Ching there will be another set of people in Wang Lung’s family and this will go on for generations much like the seasons of the

Few novels encapsulate such a unique view of the world as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. While the majority of the United States was in turmoil (the Cold War and the Vietnam War), Ken Kesey was working in a psychiatric hospital. Based on his experience as a night aide, Kesey wrote his first novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1962.

Literary elements play a very important role in literature discussed in How to read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. It adds richness to a novel helping convey complex concepts. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Kesey loads the novel with insightful literary elements that bring dimension to his story. The book is also jam packed with literary devices that range from Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not), to Chapter 14: Yes, She’s a Christ Figure, Too in Foster’s book. Focusing on Chapter 12: Is that a Symbol? , Kesey fills One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with several dynamic symbols that make it facile for his reader to analyze, interpret and connect to his work.

In the convoluted mess of the botched colonization of Mars in The Martian Chronicles and the horrors of mental institutions in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest arise many intricate similarities and differences. Both The Martian Chronicles and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest have characters who oppose change, strive for freedom, and oppose the status quo; however, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest the maintenance of current norms is portrayed as evil while in The Martian Chronicles it is painted as an act of heroism.

Ken Kesey and Tom Schulman explore the struggle for independence by adopting similar setting, plot, and contrasting characterisation in their respective pieces, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Dead Poet’s Society. The two works share an exaggerated institutionalised setting, wherein the internal community is repressed by overbearing authority figures. However, as the media format varies, the portrayal, imagery, and symbolism of the setting differs. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Dead Poet’s Society contain parallel plots. Both involve the introduction of a ‘wildcard’ figure into the microcosms of the institute. The character’s idealistic preaching of freedom inevitably leads to disaster at the climax of the novel. Although both preach independence, the definition of independence greatly differs. McMurphy finds independence in escape, while Keating conveys the importance of independent thinking, however within the limitations of the institution. By methods unique to each piece the disruptive figure is neutralised, concluding in the regression back to the establishment’s version of ‘normal’.

In their pieces, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Dead Poet’s Society, author Ken Kesey, and Tom Schulman, respectively, adopt setting, plot, and contrasting characterisation to explore the central theme of a struggle for independence. Both Kesey and Schulman set their stories in exaggerated institutions, wherein the internal community is repressed by overbearing authority figures. However, due to their varying media formats, the portrayal, imagery, and symbolism of the setting differs. The plot in both the novel and the film is parallel as both centre a wildcard entering the microcosm that is the institutions. The figure preaches freedom, however, disaster strikes, and at the conclusion of the novel the community regresses back to normal. Finally, contrasting characterisation is used in the same manner – the protagonist and the community are contrasted. The

In their pieces, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Dead Poet’s Society, author Ken Kesey, and Tom Schulman, respectively, adopt setting, plot, and contrasting characterisation to explore the central theme of a struggle for independence. Both Kesey and Schulman set their stories in exaggerated institutions, wherein the internal community is repressed by overbearing authority figures. However, due to their varying media formats, the portrayal, imagery, and symbolism of the setting differs. The plot in both the novel and the film is parallel as both centre a wildcard entering the microcosm that is the institutions. The figure preaches freedom, however, disaster strikes, and at the conclusion of the novel the community regresses back to normal. Finally, contrasting characterisation is used in the same manner – the protagonist and the community are contrasted. The

Throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey often uses fog as a symbol. Although fog may have been used as a symbol in other literary works, they do not hold a candle to the fog’s significance in Kesey’s piece. While reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, two major interpretations can be made for the symbolism of fog. For one, fog is symbolic of the waste that our mechanized society produces, and it pollutes the way we live naturally. In one instance, Chief and his inmates were asleep while the Combine were inspecting the ward (Kesey 90). During this time, Chief was afraid of them, the fog, and the mechanized society in general. On the other hand, fog symbolizes the fog of the mind -- after all, chief is schizophrenic -- and it

In the Tribes of Palos Verdes and The Catcher In the Rye, both Jim and Holden struggle to find mental stability in their lives. J.D. Salinger expresses one of Holden's weaknesses in the statement,"I'm just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don't they?"(15). When someone has a issue they often can’t say they have that problem and blame another reason for it. For Holden in The Catcher In the Rye, he blames his struggles on the phase he is going through.

The insane asylum has continued to pose as a site of mystery and wonder for decades. Bare walls, hospital gowns, distressing atmosphere, and overbearing staff epitomize the mental institution. American Horror Story has an entire season dedicated to analyzing the ongoing conundrums within an asylum. Many other forms of entertainment use the asylum and all that it stands for in their works. However, it seems that one work officially started all the “crazy” talk. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey sets the stage for the interior atrocities conducted in an institution. The various symbols used within the text help further elaborate on how horrible and grotesque an asylum can truly become. Symbolism elevates a work to an entirely different level. Fog, machines, whales, and countless other objects serve as symbols in Ken

Wang Lung’s close bond with Earth comes out in this quote because he is saying how if they sell the land the family will become corrupt and they will lose everything. The land has done too much for them and you can’t just get rid of it. He continuously tells them that it will end their

The poem “My Son the Man” is a short poem written by Sharon Olds. Using allusion and simile Sharon tells about a mom watching her son mature, growing and escaping her grasp. The mother expresses sadness as she reflects on her maturing son watching him grow into a man; comparing it the magician Houdini performing his mesmerizing challenging escapes.