Genghis Khan once said “If you’re afraid...don’t do it, if you’re doing it...don’t be afraid!” In the book One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and the film Cool Hand Luke, Luke Jackson and Randle Patrick Mcmurphy are both iron-willed men looking for a place in society. Luke and Mcmurphy both deal with man vs man and man vs society. Although Luke and Mcmurphy are very similar characters, they also have traits that pull them apart. Luke has a laid back and cool personality, while Mcmurphy has a high strung and comedic type of personality. However, Luke and Mcmurphy face the same challenges and same societal problems.
Luke Jackson is a guy that was caught cutting the heads off of parking meters and sent to a work farm for it. He is sentenced to two years and he has to deal with a stern warden, an emotionless rifleman, and a …show more content…
Luke challenges the leader of the camp and wins the control of all the inmates. Mcmurphy was in a similar situation with the law. He was guilty of gambling, rape, and battery and was sentenced to a fairly short prison term before claiming lunacy. Mcmurphy was sent to an insane asylum because of it and although Mcmurphy had no leader to challenge, he still took control of all the patients. Sutton 2
Luke and Mcmurphy have major similarities in each other. They are both symbolized as Jesus Christ figures for a few reasons. Luke and Mcmurphy both are sprawled out on a table at one point in the form of Jesus when he was crucified. Mcmurphy is out on a fishing trip with 12 people and that symbolizes Jesus’ 12 Disciples. Luke is digging a hole for his grave which symbolizes when Jesus had to carry his own cross. Lastly Mcmurphy asks for his crown of thorns before he is electrocuted symbolizing Jesus’ crown of thorns before being crucified. Although
Luke Jackson is a guy that was caught cutting the heads off of parking meters and sent to a work farm for it. He is sentenced to two years and he has to deal with a stern warden, an emotionless rifleman, and a …show more content…
Luke challenges the leader of the camp and wins the control of all the inmates. Mcmurphy was in a similar situation with the law. He was guilty of gambling, rape, and battery and was sentenced to a fairly short prison term before claiming lunacy. Mcmurphy was sent to an insane asylum because of it and although Mcmurphy had no leader to challenge, he still took control of all the patients. Sutton 2
Luke and Mcmurphy have major similarities in each other. They are both symbolized as Jesus Christ figures for a few reasons. Luke and Mcmurphy both are sprawled out on a table at one point in the form of Jesus when he was crucified. Mcmurphy is out on a fishing trip with 12 people and that symbolizes Jesus’ 12 Disciples. Luke is digging a hole for his grave which symbolizes when Jesus had to carry his own cross. Lastly Mcmurphy asks for his crown of thorns before he is electrocuted symbolizing Jesus’ crown of thorns before being crucified. Although