Disobeying Authority In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's N

Throughout the course of time, there have been countless examples of people disobeying authority in order to help those in need. Instead of conforming to the basic principles set up by those authority figures, they act out and display their true character traits and disobey with the intent to better the common good. They don’t let these people of power dictate their way of life and they don’t allow them to create these false realities of ideal societies. Philip Zimbardo, Janice Gibson, Mika Fatouros, Erich Fromm, and Solomon Asch, all of whom are well known social psychologists and writers, have studied the effects of this form of disobedience and how it benefits those people. In the film, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest , we see this act of disobedience portrayed by McMurphy, from outside of the ward, when he rises up against the authority figure (Nurse Ratched) to ultimately better the patients of the ward. …show more content…
Kennedy’s (RFK) speech regarding Martin Luther King’s (MLK) death, he stood up against his advisors (authority figures) and delivered his speech on short notice, in order to help the African-American community of Indianapolis to cope with the loss of a civil rights leader. These rebellious acts are beneficial for the common good as well as the people of the community. Disobedience can assist people in progressing basic human rights, but also can act to remind them of their long-run goals, instead of only focusing on the current situations they are facing. In the film, the main protagonist Randle McMurphy (Mac), served time in a mental institution for refusal of basic societal norms. He’s assigned to the ward with Nurse Ratched, the main antagonist, where he quickly observes her tyrannical authority over the other patients on the ward. Mac watches as the patients, who are all voluntary, fall to the conformity of Nurse Ratched. Whether she was using her authority rationally or not, Mac was completely against her