One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Comparison Essay

The film version of the ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, is not only known for winning Academy Awards for the several categories, it was also known for its casting cinematic appearances. The film version, though retaining most of the novel’s motifs and themes, possesses differences from the novel in significant ways. Although there film exhibits pronounced differences from the content of the novel, it retains the natural verses the institutional themes, the creative nonconformity battle against the autocratic and arbitrary authority, the redemptive qualities related to unrepressed sexuality as well as the desultory effects resulting from unbalanced feminine dominance. In the comparison between the endings of the storyline, there exists differences …show more content…
However, there reaches some point where ethical decisions have to be considered in addition to realizing when to draw the line. At some point in life, Frankenstein was faced with the same dilemma when he had to create the creature. He had all the resources available to him and so was the knowledge capacity that he required in creating the creature. However, just because Frankenstein had all he needed did not mean he should have engaged in creating the monster. Walman, his mentor, provided him with the required knowledge and resources but failed to outlay to Frankenstein the ethical ramifications that would result if the monster creation project was undertaken. He failed in his responsibility of enlightening Frankenstein on matters relating to ethics and drawing of the line in such matters. A modern example of such an ethical dilemma is related to cloning where human have undertaken the cloning of animals although there is yet to be an agreement on human cloning. The real overall long-term effects related to cloning have not been understood yet. Science cannot ascertain what should be but just that which can