One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Stereotypes

It can be said that it is clear throughout the book that Chief does not fit into the alcoholic or dangerous stereotypes of the time. That although he at times can be lost in the illusions he makes for himself he is generally still respected and not treated illy for his mental problems. Although that is a possible way to look at the book it simply is not true as the evidence to counter that claim is vast and outweighs the good to the

The Breakfast Club is set in Shermer, Illinois on March 24, 1984. Five high school students from Shermer High School are required to report for detention on a Saturday. The school's principal, Mr. Vernon, who is supervising the detention, gives them an assignment where they are each required to write an essay about how they came to be in detention and “who they think they are.” The students are strangers to one another, each coming from a different social group, however, throughout the day they eventually open up and they begin to realize they are not, in fact, as different as they originally thought. The Breakfast Club is a movie that falls into the Comedy/Drama type of entertainment media.

Allusion is a powerful tool many authors use to elicit emotions of the reader by relating two texts. This is one of the many tools Ken Kesey uses in his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Throughout the novel, Keses alludes to the most popular text of all time, the bible. Kesey uses the allusion to create depth in the characters and elicit the emotional connection that many feel with the text of the bible. Kesey’s allusion to Jesus is found in the struggle of Mcmurphy against Nurse Ratched. In the process of their struggles, both heroes become martyrs and are immortalized into legend. By using an allusion to a religious text Kesey is able to bring to the surface powerful emotions and feelings creating a connection between the text and the

Victor and Thomas had never been off the reservation before. They experienced what it’s really like to be a Native American in the real world. On the bus ride there, two white men took their seats and made rude comments about them being Native Americans. They received a lot of stares and uncomfortable looks from people as well. The bus ride to Phoenix was hard for Victor because he had to deal with Thomas talking the whole time. Victor especially didn’t like it when Thomas brought up his father in conversation.

The main idea of Sawaquat’s essay is the importance of realizing your identity. Growing up in Michigan deprived Sawaquat of his Native American heritage. What little he knew about his Ottawa ancestors was of stereotypes such as when he attended a powwow only to find out that white people were the attendees (paragraph 10). Sawaquat also talks about his time in the army and how in order to fit in with his fellow white soldiers he had to act like them which further diminished his identity (paragraph 7). The final story Sawaquat discusses in his essay is when his neighbor questioned why he did not look like a real Native American and at that point, Sawaquat realized that he was trying too hard to become what others envision a Native American to be and he is the only one who can shape his identity.

The Breakfast Club is a classic 1980’s film depicting the various lives of a group of extremely diverse high school students; each dealing with and trying to overcome their own obstacles and challenges. Despite the initial conflict between the characters due to them all coming from different backgrounds and social cliques, they soon learn that they are not all so different from one another and are each struggling with similar problems within themselves and their personal lives. They eventually learn to accept the differences between each other and realize the falseness of some of their internalized values and stereotypes that they hold against others and themselves. The Breakfast club perfectly exhibits how stereotypes effect our lives, illustrates

The film One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest demonstrates the struggle between conformity and individuality. Mac McMurphy the main character represents individuality and rebellion against authoritative control. He does not let Nurse Ratchet control him and tries to convince the other patients in the ward to stand up for themselves and not let her push them around. He tries to show them that they are men not children and that Nurse Ratchet is not the boss of them. He helps them rediscover their manly hood by taking them fishing and teaching them how to play basketball.

The literary elements in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are very important in the way the movie and novel were made because without them there would be no novel nor movie. These differences were made due to the affects a book has on a reader and the affects a movie has on them. A book needs plenty of detail to show how the reader is feeling and what the surrounding area is like, while a movie only needs a few significant main events to put in. The reason Ken Kesey made differences in the movie from the book is because not as much detail is needed to get the story across in the movie. These differences did change the way the story is portrayed however. With the adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel into film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest displays differences in characterization, setting, symbolism, plot, and theme, affecting the reader’s perspective.

The 1960s are commonly known as an age of sex, drugs, and rock and roll: a significant contrast from the former proper, devoted family of the 1950s. During the 1960s, in contrast to the 1950s, the emphasis on religion wasn’t as noteworthy as before. As Ken Kesey, born in 1935, experienced these changes while maturing, he had the opportunity to touch upon old religious ideas in many of his novels. More specifically, Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest constantly alludes to the Bible, with references to Hell and its machine-like dwellers, as well as numerous Christ-like figures, in order to further establish his meaning.

Another de-humanizing example of Native Americans is the way they are depicted in movies and films, especially old Westerns. The way they are portrayed in these movies is the same way many people unaware of Native culture still view them. Their dress is one inaccurate portrayal of Native Americans. Every Native American in a movie is either wearing a full tribal headdress, or some other sort of feather attire. Basically it all amounts to all tribes being considered to dress the same, when they actually had different attire and forms of dress including forms of presentation, and different types of jewelry. Another stereotype used in these movies is the assumption that all Native Americans live in teepees. This again points to the fact that all Native cultures were grouped together and viewed as the same. Yet another example of

Charles Eastman was an Indian of the Sioux Tribe and he was confused about who he was. If it wasn’t for his family history, everyone would have different views about Charles identity. Charles’ father wants him to leave the tribe, go out and view the world, otherwise his grandmother thinks he should stay and help the tribe. For Eastman to leave the tribe, he believes this is a way for him to show the upper and middle-class White Culture his values, integrity, his manhood, and the stereotypes of other Natives. Charles wants his male culture and Caucasian males to become equal as well as gain full citizenship with one another. The Natives must overcome racism with the Caucasian population. If they want to achieve white racism or if they wanted to achieve full equality within the U.S. Society there are steps that must be taken.

In the beginning of the Breakfast Club, 5 individuals arrived to detention. None of them belonged in the same group. They were all polar opposites. Never spoken a word to each other. However, toward the end of the movie they all realized they weren’t as different as they seemed.

Bromden has been undergoing changes since McMurphy has arrived to the ward. For many years, Bromden has been hiding, posing as deaf and dumb person so he can ignore and be ignored. However, McMurphy’s arrival in the ward awaken Bromden’s senses, almost forcing Bromden to reconnect with reality.

The first difference between the film and the novel is the narration. In the book, Chief Bromden is the narrator who reveals McMurphy's story in the mental hospital. Chief is the main character since he is the one who's life we learn about the most throughout the book. We learn that he is a paranoid schizophrenic, and a half-breed Indian. We also learn about his family and his past.

We feel that One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest is filled with many psychological connotations. This movie is set in a mental hospital where McMurphy was admitted to be psychologically evaluated because of violent behavior. Upon his arrival McMurphy noticed that the patients were very robot-like in their actions. The hospital is extremely structured where the patient’s daily life was monotonous. We will discuss the various connotations by answering the following questions that have been asked.