Miss Ratched's Power

Also citing this example from the novel, among others, Robert Detweiler determines what implications this might have surrounding Rabbit's character. He states:

With all of that being said, the book I am reflecting on is entitled Even the Rat was White. This book was written by Robert V. Guthrie and includes a new foreword by William H. Grier. The purpose of this reflection is to review what I’ve read and to present a recollection of the emotions and experiences brought on by the reading of this book. This reflection will be outlined in different sections according to certain chapter pairings. Every chapter will be discussed in groups of two except for the last chapter of nine and then will be followed by a summary of the information presented.

“The Cavemen in the Hedges” is a short story that contains many underlying themes of psychoanalytical theory. Themes of the “id,” a selfish, primal, version of one’s self concerned only with physical desires; the “superego,” part of a person’s psyche that is only worried about ideals and morals; and the “ego,” the rational part of the brain that attempts to satisfy both the id and superego natures make up an immense proportion of the breakdown of this story. Repression and other psychological defense mechanisms are also very important in the analysis as well.

Further insults are heaped upon the family. A doctor refers to the family in several derogatory ways. "These animals never notice but when they're

Today's society perceives women to be stronger and dominant individuals in comparison to men, although, in reality, there are numerous circumstances in which men exhibit more power and control over the important decisions in women’s lives. In his novel, The Asylum, John Harwood portrays the ways in which men exert power over women through the relationships between Rosina and her father as well as Dr. Straker and Georgina. Through the characters of Rosina and Georgina, Harwood depicts that women face many insecurities which ultimately causes the relationships

The “old quack” would always be boasting about her ducky first-floor apartment in the darling three-story brick building to her co-workers. Mr. Fitweiler, the boss, hired “Ugline” not because of her fantastic skills in the subject but to return the favor of how she helped him. Mr. Fitweiler, resembling a Rottweiler, was confronted by a drunken man mistaking him for a Midwestern football coach. The mammoth and masculine Ms. Barrows protected him from the drunken man. This incident makes Ms. Barrows appear even more oppressive and burly. Mr. Fitweiler makes up the post of Special Advisor and hires Ms. Barrows as the newly appointed Special Advisor to return the favor to her. She started infiltrating many departments in the company and firing many workers. Even more employees quit because they couldn’t stand her. This strapping woman is the bigger, stronger, and aggravating character in this modern fable.

Social influences and pressures to move from one phase of life into another, can trigger maturation and insight, strengthening the individual’s ability to move into unfamiliar worlds. This is evident in ‘... past the ugly words that told us we were no longer wanted’. Through Burke's subtle but powerful use of truism, highlighting the obvious fact that they are now outcasted as a family. This precise use of language techniques allows the responder to understand that the Brennan’s were rejected in a ridiculously stoic, and barbaric way. This allows the reader to be reminded of the Brennans intense rejection. Furthermore, the use of a poignant metaphor in “She didn’t see me. How could she under all those covers?”, highlights a serious trait about

Imagine living in a world where your mistakes can make you the lab rat of a scientific experiment. You have two options, either go to prison or become a living human rat for scientists to manipulate and test. Once a mistake is made and you get put into a world where you wear a pack filled with different variations of drugs to test. Your name is called and you head into a small observation room to get your first dose of drugs for the day. Throughout the day you continue to get tested on and experience the effects of new drugs in the making. This idea may seem like a far stretch from today’s reality, however this may be the direction we are headed. The short story, “Escape from Spiderhead”, is a sneak peek into the not so far future. George Saunders is a brilliant writer who challenges his audience to think about real world problems in an unusual way. Through this short story, it is evident that Saunders is presenting the conflict between a cruel, destructive environment and the psychological oppression of the characters in the story. The themes of this story can also be seen in some aspects of today’s world.

For example, while staying in the South, Wang Lung met a man who was also struggling to feed his family. In order to provide for them, the man told Wang Lung, “we sold two girls and endured and this winter, if this one my woman bears is a girl we will sell again” (126). In desperate times, women are sold like objects without any hesitation because money is more valuable than they are. Therefore, a woman’s life is meaningless since they are treated like merchandise. Furthermore, when Wang Lung saw that his cousin was lusting after the females of the family, Cuckoo suggested that “he must be given a slave for his pleasure while he is here...” (351). Cuckoo’s words indicate that women, such as Pear Blossom and Lotus Flower, are treated like tools. Starting from the moment women are born, their only goal in life is to satisfy the men; thus, being used as an object of sexual desire is considered a duty. Clearly, Buck portrays that the treatment of women resulted in them being labeled as objects.

The introduction of the concept of ‘telepathy’ is interesting as it hints at esoteric cult practices that have seeped into society together with hedonism. These mysterious powers are used not to reach divine levels but for gross ends. The female maw is a throwback idea to the pristine age of man when the norm was a matriarchal society where the female dominated. Perhaps the writer observed the tendency towards grotesque obesity of the majority among the overfed generation. He has tried to show how physical change goes hand in hand with mental degeneration, and soon becomes unbearable and so, "Kress ran from the house as quickly as he could, ran until his ribs ached and his breath was coming in gasps" (Martin

Some men truly believe that they are the superior gender, but this is definitely not the case. In his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey proves this to be true. Since the book is centered around a group of men in a psychiatric ward, it is assumed that women are not present in the storyline. This is not the case. In fact, in this novel, not only are women present, they play a big role in the development of the story, however their role is affects the story in a negative way.

Randall Tier’s vicious mauling of his victims almost seems tame in comparison—except that in order to kill, Tier must become an animal through the use of his exoskeleton suit. Tier’s character, whose last name already categorizes him as an “animal” in a playful yet blunt reference, questions the very limitations of the categories human and animal. He asks, through the donning of his animal suit, how exactly we perform our humanity and how we perceive the animals around us. Like Franz Kafka’s ape in the short story, “Report to An Academy,” Randall Tier is a liminal figure, trapped inside his body and inside other’s perceptions of what being an animal means. Borrowing from old tropes in Thomas Harris’s early work on the character Buffalo Bill, Randall Tier also represents the stasis of the psychiatric discourse which seeks to pathologize his need for transcendence by placing him on a spectrum of Sane/insane and quantifying his condition in science, which eventually leads to his downfall and death. In the same way that Red Peter addresses a fictitious academy in the Kafka story and

When a rabbit is involuntarily taken into a home with minimal notice and insufficient means to prepare, grievance can be expected to an extent. However, in the case that the rabbit was taken from a home of tranquil cats and placed into one of chaotic dogs, total objection is warranted and granted. Each pet has earned their own God given right to feel safe and loved in their home. In this event, Penelope (Penny) the rabbit requests separation from the dogs of the Guyer household on the grounds that those individuals are a source of stress and potential emotional and physical harm for her. Thus far, Penelope has tolerated the excessive size of Rocky the golden retriever.

Therefore, living in a world where you are an outsider, loner, or freak is no easy task. Escaping from reality through delusion might be a person's only choice if this is happening to them. But this narrator's escape from reality is an evil, chaotic one. Furthermore, the suicidal thoughts, psychotic depression, hallucinations, and quick behavioral changes show the narrator's true mental insanity. In conclusion, when a person calls a raccoon superior to the human race, and it's clear they have a severe schizoaffective disorder, among many other mental

In the midst of a rigorous conversation between Dale Harding and Randle McMurphy, Harding concedes the strength of humanity and the strength of the world to the strongest. He alludes to the Darwinist principle of Natural Law, which proclaims that those who are the most robust will dominate while feeble dwellers, like himself, will remain slaves until death. To further reinforce his beliefs, Harding speculates of an animalistic analogy; the patients in the mental hospital are rabbits while the strongest individuals are the wolves - in this case, Nurse Ratched is a wolf. As patients, they must embrace the reality that the wolves will obliterate their already vulnerable wellbeing, and, thus, the rabbits must commit to any secretive act in order to hide from danger. Undoubtedly, McMurphy demonstrates skepticism towards such concepts; additionally, he proposes that every patient should exhibit resilience against animosity (although McMurphy would grasp that resistance equates to punishment).