Each of the ward patients follows Nurse Ratched orders because they fear her. McMurphy helps the patients by challenging the Big Nurse position. When McMurphy challenges the Nurse, he shows the patients how tough and courageous he is. This influence the patients to be more aplomb and fearless. McMurphy is a martyr because he does all he can to challenge the patients at the ward to find themselves.
Kim thought that since he was a doctor there he could get special treatment. Kim’s actions to the woman at the front start to make his ex-wife worry about his temper. With Kim’s reactions of him being impatient doesn’t really help him or Becky when he was in the room with Dr. Morgan. When he went to talk to Dr. Morgan he couldn’t control his temper “what the hell is it Dr. Morgan (Kim spat 56)”. Kim not thinking of his actions gets him into more trouble.
McMurphy stands up for the patients on the ward and sets the example that they have a right to ask the question, why. There are many ways of controlling those you want kept in a certain formation, Ms. Ratched’s way is by using scare tactics. She uses all types of ways to get the patients on the ward to believe that she is helping them, and sets up strict regulations for their own good. When she caught Billy Bibbit in the room with one of McMurphy’s girls, she threatened him by talking about telling his mother. Knowing that his mother is the root of his stutter and insecurities, she scared him back into the obedient patient he was before McMurphy came to the ward.
They tease and even taunt him because of his behavior, the way he portrays emotions, and the way he dresses with his glasses with no lenses. What they don’t realize is that Cole can see dead people. Cole does not feel he can trust anyone with his secret. Not even his own mother knows of his secret of being able to see the dead. He does not want to bother his mother with this because he fears she will think he is a freak and that he will need to be admitted to a hospital for treatment.
In the first paragraph the author describes the narrators’ “ ill- concealed dubiety” and “ suspicion of bamboozlement ” to set a mood of uneasiness and suspense. The following sentences reinforce the fact that Yeshi’s methods are unorthodox to the hospital staff by describing his preparations, and making them feel like “ a soiled, uncouth lot”. Selzer’s words show the patient in a situation she did not want. He shows a patient that has been through so many examinations that they have “exterminated” all the suspense from her body. The author then portrays Yeshi as being in a state of serenity and being in-tune with himself.
With all the poking and prodding and the uncertainty of test results it is bound to make any mom nervous. Even though annoying and awkward, this first visit ensures mom and baby are off to a good start. “The first visit was very uncomfortable, you have to put on their robe which really covers nothing and you feel like you're wearing a table cloth (Pangmee). She explained that the doctor then proceeds with a very uncomfortable and invasive procedure. I learned that this examination is called a bimanual internal exam.
When Nurse Ratched adds “For a while” this insinuates instantly before chief tells the story that something was done with Mr.Taber to restrict him from being a “Ward Manipulator”. This directly foreshadows what happens to McMurphy. ~ The treatment of “Ward Manipulators” is also a direct reaction from the Nurse to a disruption on her ward. The reaction is some type of medical treatment that you then learn is entirely uncalled for. It isn’t for the benefit of the patient but for the benefit of her authority over the
The whole thing takes place just for Delia’s submissiveness. If Delia has been audacious from earlier the whole situation would not take place. At the end Delia needs to use violence to get rid from her cruel husband. Delia, who really cares for her beloved husband, finally lets the snake free in the house for Sykes and when Sykes lastly screams when the snake assails him, Delia does not pay any attention of his screaming. One of Hurston's central preoccupations in "Sweat" is the problem of oppression within the black community.
This would make some readers feel pity for Mayella as she is lamenting due to horrific flashbacks she may encounter, others may think that this is a cover up as she knows what she is doing is wrong, and she is trying to get the judge and the jury to side with her. This technique is used by Lee to make the ruler think and engage the readers. This view shared with Jem: “she’s got enough sense to get the judge sorry for her, but she might just be just – oh, I don’t know”. Here Harper Lee shows the mental controversy of the characters as that the trial has brought on
The way she believes in the cat people form Oliver’s perspective portrays her as sick or crazy. Her passion turns to jealousy and as a result she pushes Oliver away. Ultimately she takes the doctors and her own life because of guilt. Oliver proposes to Irena and she tells him about the legend of the cat people. It becomes clear that Irena believes she is a descendent of the cat people and fears that she will transform into a panther if she kisses or has intimacy with another person.