Moral Lense Literary Analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The 1950s, the context of which One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a novel by Ken Kesey, was written, was called the Era of Conformity. During this time, the American social atmosphere was quiet conformed, in that everyone was expected to follow the same, set format of behavior in society, and the ones who stand out of being not the same would likely be “beaten down” by the social norms. In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey argues that it is immoral for society to simply push its beliefs onto the people who are deemed different, as it is unfair and could lead to destructive results. First of all, it is unjust for people who are deemed unalike from others in society …show more content…
Contrasting to Harding’s personality, McMurphy, as a fellow patient and human being, has so much variance that readers could tell immediately that they would act and respond totally unalike on whichever issue given. It is not just the male characters who can have so much difference, these kinds of dissimilarity could also be seen among the female characters. Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the ward in the story, was a woman with “Precise, automatic gesture”(Kesey 5). She was also described by Harding, “in spite of all her attempts to conceal them, in that sexless get-up, you can still make out the evidence of some rather extraordinary breasts”(Kesey 71). This shows her character of being strict, holding the preference of having things orderly, and the dislike and attempt of hiding her femininity. While Vera, the wife of Harding, has entirely contrasting temperament. During her visit to the ward, “She blows the black boy a kiss, then turns to Harding, slinging her hips forward”(Kesey 183), and when having McMurphy light her cigarette, she “leans so far forward to his match that even clear across the room I(Chief) could see down her blouse”(185). Vera is a very feminine person who shows off her femininity willingly and use them for her own good, and this …show more content…
As the Era of Conformity progressed and eventually died down, people began to realize the problem with the ideals pre-implemented in society. Although the overall social atmosphere has improved, there are still many work left to be done. As time moves on, new generations will replace the old as to dominating the society, the goal for everyone in this rising generation should be to create the equal, diverse, and accepting environment for the betterment of the
The 1950s, the context of which One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a novel by Ken Kesey, was written, was called the Era of Conformity. During this time, the American social atmosphere was quiet conformed, in that everyone was expected to follow the same, set format of behavior in society, and the ones who stand out of being not the same would likely be “beaten down” by the social norms. In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey argues that it is immoral for society to simply push its beliefs onto the people who are deemed different, as it is unfair and could lead to destructive results. First of all, it is unjust for people who are deemed unalike from others in society …show more content…
Contrasting to Harding’s personality, McMurphy, as a fellow patient and human being, has so much variance that readers could tell immediately that they would act and respond totally unalike on whichever issue given. It is not just the male characters who can have so much difference, these kinds of dissimilarity could also be seen among the female characters. Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the ward in the story, was a woman with “Precise, automatic gesture”(Kesey 5). She was also described by Harding, “in spite of all her attempts to conceal them, in that sexless get-up, you can still make out the evidence of some rather extraordinary breasts”(Kesey 71). This shows her character of being strict, holding the preference of having things orderly, and the dislike and attempt of hiding her femininity. While Vera, the wife of Harding, has entirely contrasting temperament. During her visit to the ward, “She blows the black boy a kiss, then turns to Harding, slinging her hips forward”(Kesey 183), and when having McMurphy light her cigarette, she “leans so far forward to his match that even clear across the room I(Chief) could see down her blouse”(185). Vera is a very feminine person who shows off her femininity willingly and use them for her own good, and this …show more content…
As the Era of Conformity progressed and eventually died down, people began to realize the problem with the ideals pre-implemented in society. Although the overall social atmosphere has improved, there are still many work left to be done. As time moves on, new generations will replace the old as to dominating the society, the goal for everyone in this rising generation should be to create the equal, diverse, and accepting environment for the betterment of the