Randle McMurphy is the patient at the Oregon institution that most rebels against Nurse Ratchet who in turn always tries to keep him in line as much as she can. McMurphy gambles a lot, leads a run-away mission to go boating, and in the end sneaks in girls to throw a party in the hospital. These rebellious actions are
Her uniform is un-flexible, much like her way of thinking. She has to stick to the schedules and routines ‘we have a tightly worked out schedule’ in which she leaves no time for the patients to think for themselves. Another way she does this is constantly playing loud, mind-numbing music through the ward. Inevitably driving the men mad, from never having peace of mind. Mac tries to turn the music down and tried to reason with Nurse Ratched – but she wouldn’t budge as she said ‘The music is for everyone, Mr. McMurphy.’ Mac’s costume is quite the opposite of Nurse Ratched’s, as Mac wears a black leather jacket, blue jeans and a plane t-shirt – showing his
In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, written by Ken Kesey, takes a place in a mental hospital. The narrator of the novel is Chief Bromden, the patients and institution staff assume that he is deaf and dumb. The patients in a mental hospital were controlled by Nurse Ratched who known as a Big Nurse. She is a cold and precise woman, and she is a head of the ward. Because Nurse Ratched put fear the patients’ heart, they obey her every demand.
The almighty power in charge of these patients is known as Nurse Ratched who is the oppressive and strict figure who represents modern day society. She has complete control over every aspect of the ward such as schedules and privileges. She is presented as a machine like figure in the mind of the narrator, Chief Bromden Along with Bromden and “The Big Nurse”, there is also Randal McMurphy who is an obnoxious, disobedient, loud and sexual figure who defies all norms and rules of the ward causing a great shift in mindset among the patients. Throughout this novel, Bromden observes and pays attention to everything that occurs around him. He presents several elements in the novel which pose extremely significant symbolic meanings such as cigarettes and keys.
The nurse and her hands are described as being made of motley machine parts. The metaphor of the ‘fog’ shows how all the patients are being controlled unnaturally and that they are shrouded by the Nurse Ratched’s authority. As the novel progresses Bromden says the fog fades, which could be a cause of McMurphy exposing the Nurse, both physically and mentally. The conflict that is presented is that the men feel like they are a part of a machine, but have no say in what they do, they have no freedom. The main character R.P.
Mr. J was kept in restraint without considering that Mr. J was not trying to get out of bed by himself. When the pressure ulcer was identified, the nurse neglected evidence which should have been a basis of removing restraint. Even if the risk of falling was high, a sound alarm could have been placed at the bedside, which Mr. J could have used when he wanted to use the bathroom. The body of Mr. J was in unnecessary discomfort due to restraint and constant pressure was causing ulcer in the back. Mr. J was diagnosed with mild dementia and was drowsy, so the nursing staff had put him in restraint.
The people of Gilead are manipulated by the government through fear, government surveillance, and torture. The story is being told through the eyes of Offred, a handmaid who resists the control of government, we see her develop an understanding of the system. The handmaids are treated as tools for reproduction, their identities were taken away from them, and they were named according to their commander. The tension of the novel is between the governments needing to use the sexual power of the women while at the same time, controlling them. The government controlled the women’s daily life.
Recently, I was called down to the hotel’s Human Resources Department to be interviewed concerning how impossible the feud has become. I was asked to give some insight into the character of both ladies because the situation had progressed to the point of needing disciplinary action to be taken. Initially, I did not want anything to do with the situation. I would allow both women to vent to me when they needed to but as far as reporting their behavior to management I refused to be involved in. When I was told by my manager that Human
McMurphy is both a Byronic and messianic hero and reminds the patients of the ward how to stand up to the rules of society and to think for themselves. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is centered upon the role of the individual in society and the way it attempts to install order. Sometimes the means in which society imposes order compromises the individual’s freedom. The asylum houses patients who have problems functioning within the social norms of society. Randle McMurphy is a convict, accused of statutory rape charges, who feigns mental illness in order to be relieved of his work detail.
He suffers from hallucinations and severe delusions that clog his worldview. He fears most of all a thing he refers to as “the Combine,” a corporation type thing that controls everything in society and forces people to conform to the certain society norm. He pretends to be deaf and dumb, almost to make himself appear invisible, which was difficult being that he was 6’7’’. The hospital is run by a woman by the name of Nurse Ratched, the novel’s antagonist, who Chief refers to as “the Big Nurse.” She is a former army nurse and runs her ward with an iron fist.