The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both their own and the enemies ~Napoleon. In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, McMurphy, a medical ward patient, dominates a battle of superiority with a very controlling woman named Nurse Ratchet. However in a surprising twist of events, Nurse Ratchet manages to beat McMurphy after he attacks her. Some may argue that McMurphy won the battle because of the state of the ward that he had left it in, however this allowed her to restart her empire at the ward and be able to finish McMurphy once and for all. To start, some may argue that Mcmurphy was victorious in this battle against Nurse Ratched because he won the most battles. …show more content…
However this scene allowed her to have an excuse to make McMurphy hers once and for all. “Doctors and nurses prying those heavy red fingers out of the white flesh of her throat as if they were her neck bones, jerking him backward off her with a loud heave of breath (319).” Although the nurse was put into a weak state this did not mean she lost the battle, this only allowed her to get stronger and make sure McMurphy goes down. It took her a week to get out of medical so she could return to the ward. She had lost control of the ward since McMurphy's incident because she was in bad condition but everyone also knew that McMurphy had beat her. What they didn't know was that she had plans for McMurphy that would put her on top once and for all. “ I didn’t want to leave yet, because she seemed to be too sure; she seemed to be waiting for one more round, and I wanted to there in case it came off. And one morning, after McMurphy been gone three weeks, she made her last play.” A gurney had been wheeled in and the chart at the bottom read “MCMURPHY, RANDLE P. POST-OPERATIVE”. And below that it had said “LOBOTOMY.” That was the nurses final play. She had defeated McMurphy once and for all. If the operation had failed, he would end up a vegetable in the ward for the remained of his life. If it had worked, the nurse would be able to control him easily without any problem. When chief ended McMurphy's life when he was on the gurney, nurses battle was over. She can now recover and be able to put the ward back into shape because of all the troublesome patients are gone. That being said, the fight may had been close but McMurphy's actions gave reason for nurse to schedule a lobotomy which would result in his
At the end of the book, after McMurphy has been lobotomized, the acutes in the ward decide that they will no longer be subdued to the cruelty of Nurse Ratched. As Chief says, “Sefelt and Fredrickson signed out together Against Medical Advice, and two days later another three Acutes left, and six more transferred to another ward” (246). Although McMurphy is no longer able to fight the Big Nurse, he has left a lasting impact that motivates the other patients to escape the system. McMurphy inspires change in the ward by showing the acutes that Nurse Ratched is less powerful than they believe, and that they have
Foreshadowing and climax are connected because foreshadowing can change thoughts and ideas for the climax and end of the story like in The Most Dangerous Game we are hinted about General Zaroff kills humans to set an idea but it never says "Humans are the best hunting animals" at the beginning. This is why forshadowing and climax are and can be
In this passage McMurry has the ability to completely shut down the Big Nurse's character too, I wonder if that will be useful to him later on in the story. Eh, probably. Ah! I find it really interesting how the author depicts this whole scene as a clash, they use "sizing up" to make it seem like they're about to fight. They aren't simply looking at each other, they're "sizing up.
In many works of literature, the main character must sacrifice something significant to attain approval from one. However, they may realize that the sacrifice will cost more than what he or she is trying to gain. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character, Amir sacrifices his friend, Hassan, to gain Baba’s love. Though Amir was born into a wealthy Afghan family with everything that he ever needed, his life is empty, as he feels deprived of connection with Baba, due to Hassan’s existence. Through cowardice, Amir uses Hassan to achieve what he wanted for all his life; however, Amir realizes that his selfishness cost him his happiness.
Why? Since the nurse has a cold, bland personality, we automatically characterize her as the villain as opposed to McMurphy with his wit and charisma. In the end, they were both villains. Although they might’ve truly been trying to help the patients, they both manipulated the men on the
Nurse Ratched appears to be caring and well intentioned but she may still believe strongly that in spoiling McMurphy plans for change and various other schemes she is acting for the greater good of her patients. However, when McMurphy challenges against her she become even more "dangerous", she shows her resilience against his plans and doesn 't flinch from taking measures to ensure continued devotion to the rules she has set. Indeed it is only at the end that we see just how far she will go to enforce her authority which include the rules set by her for the ward, leaving aside individual patients interests; rights and welfare merely in an effort to establish her own position as the head of the
The author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey, presents the ideas about venerability and strength by using his characters and the way they interact with each other to establish whether they are a submissive or a dominant, tamed or leading, venerable or strong. Kesey uses strong personalities to show the drastic difference between someone who is vulnerable and someone who is strong. Nurse Ratchet is a perfect example of how Kasey presents the idea of strength over the venerability of others (the patients). Keys also exhibited vulnerability throughout characters such as Chief Bromden and his extensive habit of hiding himself in all means possible from Nurse Ratchet. Another idea presented by Kesey is a character’s false thought on what
McMurphy, like the other patients, is also mentally unstable and has made questionable decisions in the past. Despite McMurphy's alleged flaws, he inspires the men with a rebellious attitude, helps the patients increase their confidence, and make the patients realize they have a place in life outside of the ward. Although the patients never express their
The American dream is something that we all strive for in one way or another. Whether it’s being equal to the people around you, or having freedom to be successful in whatever you want in life. But for the characters in Of Mice and Men it is the dream of owning land and being independent from everyone else. But the American Dream is not something that is given to you, it includes work ethic, knowing that the dream may be impossible and the sacrifice that may have to be made. These are all things that George and Lennie and other characters in the book have to do to eventually reach the American dream.
How does one live a life as a Christian that honors and glorifies God? The answer is by reflecting Christ’s image by acting as He would in every situation. Because of what Jesus has done for sinners on the cross, they desire to live by His example in order to give Him glory. However, living a Christ-like life can only happen through the work of the Holy Spirit, who comes in to sinner’s hearts when they first put their trust in Jesus and the cross, growing them and making them more like Jesus. Many characters in books, stories, and movies have Christ-like qualities and characteristics, an example of this being Harper Lee’s masterpiece.
In the novel, McMurphy attacks the nurse brutally and attempts to kill her, “doctors and supervisors and nurses prying those heavy red fingers out of the white flesh of her throat as if they were her neck bones, jerking him backward” (Kesey 319). Also, the narrator shows mercy towards McMurphy by smothering him in his sleep, “and scissor the kicking legs with mine while I mashed the pillow into the face. I lay there on top of the body for what seemed days. Until the thrashing stopped” (323).
It can’t be caused by anyone else, an accident, or a twist of fate. McMurphy’s downfall was brought about by his own actions. If he just sat back and did nothing none of this would have ever happened. The final action taken by McMurphy that really sent Nurse Ratched over the edge was when he ripped open her shirt and tried to choke her after the party. He acted completely by his own free will and let all his built up emotions take over.
By weakening McMurphy’s power in the ward, she creates an environment where can continue to thrive in her power through the systems she has set in place. However, Nurse Ratched’s plan does not succeed and McMurphy is allowed to proceed with his fishing trip. He continues to undermine the nurse’s authority to the point where he physically assults her after she blames Billy’s death on him. His actions give Nurse Ratched an opportunity to give him the ultimate punishment, a
His rebellious and free mind makes the patients open their eyes and see how the have been suppressed. His appearance is a breath of fresh air and a look into the outside world for the patients. This clearly weakens Nurse Ratched’s powers, and she sees him as a large threat. One way or another, McMurphy tends to instigate changes of scenery. He manages to move everyone away from her music and watchful eye into the old tube room.
The movie was mostly focused on the feud between the warden/nurse Ms. Ratched and McMurphy. McMurphy tried to go against the hard-set plan set by the institution. More he tried to establish dominance and leadership within the group. This threatened the nurse’s ways of subduing patients, and they felt of less importance in their own institution. This led to a bitter rivalry and because of it the nurse tried to subdue, with same techniques as with other patients, McMurphy even after realizing that he was not a mentally unstable person.