Self In the world we live, we are forced to conform to the laws that are imposed on us by our society. There is little to no say in the matter, and it has been this way for a long time. In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey we see a group of people who are deemed by society as mentally ill. These so called mentally ill persons are constantly forced to conform to their society standards, and therefore are judged for their different behavior. In his book Ken Kesey present a character that refuses to conform to society rules, and decided to rebel against what they stood for, until his last breath. Ken Kesey main point is that we should not conform to society standard, but instead live by our own rules. Our own individuality,
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Nurse Ratched is the main antagonist of the story. Throughout the story we see her and McMurphy fight over control of the ward. On one hand Nurse Ratched is a symbol of control and imposes conformity, she is constantly imposing rules and regulations and punishing whoever’s defies her will. On the other hand McMurphy is a symbol of rebellion against the system, an anarchist that it is willing to sacrifice himself in order to destroy the system and all that it stand …show more content…
That certainly is a pleasant analogy, my friend
McMurphy: And that’s just exactly what that meeting I just set through reminded me of, buddy, if you want to know the dirty truth. It reminded me of a flock of dirty chickens
Harding: So that makes me the chicken with the spot of blood friend?
McMurphy: That right, buddy.
McMurphy: And you want to know somethin’ else, buddy? You want to know who pecks that first peck?
McMurphy: It’s that old nurse, that’s who.
Harding went into denial of the situation and tried to explain how a group therapy session works
Harding: What other reason would we have for submitting ourselves to it, my friend? The staff desires our cure as much as we do. They aren’t monsters. Miss Ratched may be strict middle-aged lady, but she’s not some kind of giant monster of the poultry club, bent on sadistically pecking out our eyes. You can’t believe that of her, can you?
McMurphy: No, buddy, not that. She ain’t peckin’ at your eyes. That’s not what she’s peckin’ at.
Harding: Not our eyes? Pray, then, where is Miss Ratched pecking, my friend?
McMurphy: Why, don’t you know, buddy?
Harding: No, of course I don’t know! I mean, if you insi –
McMurphy: At your balls, buddy, at your everlovin’ balls.
After some more
Nurse Ratched is the main antagonist of the story. Throughout the story we see her and McMurphy fight over control of the ward. On one hand Nurse Ratched is a symbol of control and imposes conformity, she is constantly imposing rules and regulations and punishing whoever’s defies her will. On the other hand McMurphy is a symbol of rebellion against the system, an anarchist that it is willing to sacrifice himself in order to destroy the system and all that it stand …show more content…
That certainly is a pleasant analogy, my friend
McMurphy: And that’s just exactly what that meeting I just set through reminded me of, buddy, if you want to know the dirty truth. It reminded me of a flock of dirty chickens
Harding: So that makes me the chicken with the spot of blood friend?
McMurphy: That right, buddy.
McMurphy: And you want to know somethin’ else, buddy? You want to know who pecks that first peck?
McMurphy: It’s that old nurse, that’s who.
Harding went into denial of the situation and tried to explain how a group therapy session works
Harding: What other reason would we have for submitting ourselves to it, my friend? The staff desires our cure as much as we do. They aren’t monsters. Miss Ratched may be strict middle-aged lady, but she’s not some kind of giant monster of the poultry club, bent on sadistically pecking out our eyes. You can’t believe that of her, can you?
McMurphy: No, buddy, not that. She ain’t peckin’ at your eyes. That’s not what she’s peckin’ at.
Harding: Not our eyes? Pray, then, where is Miss Ratched pecking, my friend?
McMurphy: Why, don’t you know, buddy?
Harding: No, of course I don’t know! I mean, if you insi –
McMurphy: At your balls, buddy, at your everlovin’ balls.
After some more