Explore the strengths and weaknesses of Kesey’s use of Chief Bromden as the narrator in the novel. Consider to what extent the Chief’s madness interferes with your understanding of what is actually happening and to what extent his visions symbolically reinforce the themes of the novel. Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a famous and interesting novel about a mental-illness hospital where a newcomer, gambler R.P McMurphy, creates all sorts of trouble at the ward. Furthermore, Kesey uses one of the patients at the ward as the narrator of the story. This character goes by the name of Chief Bromden; a six foot seven American-Indian who everyone else in the ward believes is deaf and dumb.
Madness and Mayhem are represented differently in most texts. This can be seen in both contexts Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Firestorm by Roger Vaughan Carr. Madness is having something wrong with the mind internally, uncontrolled rage or anger, insanity; characterized by wild frenzy, it is a mental state and is felt by only that person on the inside. Mayhem is the chaos, the violent confusion or damaging action that surrounds a person externally; it is seen by everyone on the outside. Madness and Mayhem are very much represented in Macbeth.
Saying the night is "dreadful, very dreadful" could be interpreted as Victor's homosexuality. This, at the time of being published, was still a crime punishable by death and these hidden desires we see Victor show could be seen as a 'darker' aspect to his psyche, even if a modern audience would see this as nothing out of the ordinary. We also see a broader view of this dark nature through the story of the DeLacey's. The DeLacey's who feel only dread at the sight of the monster, drive him out after he has helped them with their day to day occupations and leave him heartbroken. Saying that 'my protectors had departed and had broken the only link that held me to this world' the monster perhaps speaks of the link in human psyche, that because he is childlike he does not realise that there even is a
Thrillers are usually shot in dark urban places, slow eerie music, expressive facial expressions, and there’s an anxiety the protagonist feels when ever it meets the antagonist. The Producers is a musical satire which two individuals try to produce a musical failure. Chip Douglas played by Jim Carrey in “The Cable Guy” and Max Bialystock played by Zero Mostel in “The Producers” satire key American values and ideals which are constantly perpetuated through out Hollywood films typically represented through heroes and villains. The protagonists of both these films are not your ideal upright American who does just by everyone. Chip is a fellow who’s been deprived of intimacy and has no boundaries when it comes to his relationship with Steven.
Eventually John cracks and goes insane for a moment resulting in a blackout; “He lay awake for a moment, blinking in owlish incomprehension at the light; then suddenly remembered—everything” (258). The moment of insanity when John attacks Lenina with his whip is his last moment of alienation and enrichment. The alienation is too much for him to handle, while his enrichment causes him to come to a striking realization. John does not belong anywhere in the new world. He has always been an outcast and always will be.
Similarly to Tom Brennan, this leads him to face immense psychological barriers such as schizophrenia, fear and antisocialism, which accordingly breeds his hatred and hinders his transition to adapt to his new world. The high angle shot belittles him within his dark prison cell, and the panorama shot of the penitentiary evokes his immense suffering and the loss of his sense of identity. Additionally, the nondiegetic crescendo of adrenaline-inducing instrumentals creates a chaotic atmosphere which effectively exudes the inner agonies of a broken man who is left with nothing. In such ways, the initial stages of the film evince the protagonist’s unwillingness to accept his new world and conveys his refusal to seek companionship. Comparably to The story of Tom Brennan whereby the protagonist fails to adapt to his new paradigm due to immense social and emotional barriers, Norman Jewison’s biographical film The Hurricane demonstrates that coming in terms with inner fear and anxiety allows one to overcome the emotional barriers and enter into a new world that affords a greater self.
Ethan, while he is flawed, is also a victim of circumstance The tiny town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, formed the backdrop for Edith Wharton’s novel Ethan Frome, an intense novel that moves the ill-starred trio of main characters towards their tragic destinies. Of the main characters, the eponymous Ethan Frome is flawed, both physically and in lack of ability to communicate with everybody. Undoubtedly, however, misfortune and circumstance riddled Ethan’s world: crushing his dreams of becoming an engineer and restricting him to a life in Starkfield. Described through the eyes of the omniscient narrator, Ethan was a man whose “lameness checked each step like a jerk of a chain” and who seldom interacted with the townspeople. Highlighted within the opening two pages, Ethan’s flaws (both physical and of character) made him quite a distinguishable character in Starkfield and whilst everyone “gave him a greeting,” his taciturnity was respected and it was only on “rare occasions” that anyone ever stopped him for a word.
Alone & Porphyria’s Lover “Let's make the best of the situation , before I finally go insane, please don't say we'll never find a way, and tell me all my love's in vain”-Eric Clapton. Insanity and dangerous behavior plays a big part in pop culture in our society like these lyrics in an Eric Clapton song. Dangerous behavior, however, is not limited to music. It is everywhere in our society, movies, books, and poetry. One of the most famous poets who wrote about insane behavior is Edgar Allan Poe.
Ultimately, Cosi fan Tutte is about madness, however the play also demonstrates the significance of love and fidelity throughout. Focused on the idea of mental illness “madness” the play Cosi is performed completely within the walls of a burnt down theatre which is symbolic in to the rough unethical treatment the patients would receive on a daily basis. Mental illness was looked upon as a social abnormality, there for the treatment process in the 1970’s differed to the way in which we deal with mental illness in modern society as people within the 70’s who had addictions were classed as socially abnormal “mad” and therefor institutionalised, evident within Julies case within the asylum. Roy quotes “asylums are the most inefficient places on earth” which further translates Nowra’s idea how the image portrayed upon mental illness within society was an image that believed asylums purely existed to free the “sane” from the “mad”. Although Nowra intentions reflect the idea of love and fidelity, madness was definitely a
First, the scenes that lead up to the supposed confrontation between US and Soviet forces exhibit his growing paranoia. Second, the scene where the true nature of his schizophrenia is revealed also point to the hallucinatory nature of three other characters in the film. Third, the scenes of his relapse involving conversations with supposed federal agents and the leaving of child in the bathtub serve to highlight his bizarre behavior. Fourth, the scenes of his recovery also indicate strange motor activity and a disturbed affect. Lastly, the film takes the theoretical discussion of a psychological disorder and explains it in visual terms that I can appreciate.