One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, is a brilliantly written novel that shows his view of the world. Kesey uses a quiet and overlooked upon character named Chief Bromden, to show his point of view of the ward. The ward is ran by a Matriarchy. A Matriarchy is something that is ruled or ran by women. As you know, the book was published in the 60’s, and men and women had to strongly different views of political power. Men thought that women should not be in charge, and women thought the opposite. Kesey, who favors a patriarchy, wrote this book to show everybody why the United States should be powered by man, not woman. Kesey uses the ward as society, and McMurphy's rule breaking behavior as an example of what would happen if the world
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Nurse Ratched thinks, and answers by saying, “He is what we call a manipulator”(27). This is a foreshadowing, the not only do Ratched and McMurphy not get along, but also that McMurphy is going to manipulate the ward into doing something bad. When McMurphy first comes to the ward, Chief describes him as loud outgoing man. Chief states, “He talks a little way Papa used to, voice loud and full of hell, but he doesn’t look like Papa; Papa was fullblood Columbia India-a chief-and hard and shiny as a gunstock. This guy is redheaded with long red sideburns and a tangle of curls out from under his cap, been needing a cut a long time, and he’s broad as Papa was tall…”(11). Kesey is describing McMurphy as the typical rebel in any story or movie. At one of his first group meetings, McMurphy has already gone against and dislikes the daily routine the ward has followed for many years. McMurphy refers to the group meetings as “a pecking party”(57). Unlike the rest of the patients, McMurphy sees these group meetings as a way Nurse Ratched can gain control of her patients without getting blood on her hands. As you can see, McMurphy really does not like anything that Nurse Ratched does, especially the events …show more content…
At this party, little boy Billy Bibbit lost his virginity. By doing so, little Billy Bibbit lost his stutter and became a strong man. A few days after the party, Nurse Ratched held another “pecking party”, and this is where all hell broke loose on the ward. Nurse Ratched was furious that the men had a party on the ward, she felt like she needed to get back by putting someone down. Miss Ratched uses her manipulative voice, and says, “What worries me Billy…’is how your poor mother is going to take this”’(314). From hearing this, Billy Bibbit quickly returned to his old stuttering self. He replies, “Nuh! Nuh!...’You d-don’t n-n-need!’”(315), Ratched rudely interupts and says, “Billy Billy Billy… ‘Your mother and I are old friends’”(315). Nurse Ratched continues manipulating and conniving Billy by saying, “Billy, I have to tell. I hate to believe you would behave like this, but, really what else can I think? I find you alone, on a mattress, with this sort of women” (315), he nervously responds with, “No! I d-d-didn’t. I was--... ‘She did’ … ‘McMurphy! He did. And Harding! And the-the-the rest! they t-t-teased me, called me things!’”(315). This is what Miss Ratched exactly wanted to happen. She attacked Billy Bibbit, so he told on everyone, even know she new what everyone else did. She wants the ward to turn on each other, and rat each other out, so she doesn't get any blood on her hands. After the
Nurse Ratched thinks, and answers by saying, “He is what we call a manipulator”(27). This is a foreshadowing, the not only do Ratched and McMurphy not get along, but also that McMurphy is going to manipulate the ward into doing something bad. When McMurphy first comes to the ward, Chief describes him as loud outgoing man. Chief states, “He talks a little way Papa used to, voice loud and full of hell, but he doesn’t look like Papa; Papa was fullblood Columbia India-a chief-and hard and shiny as a gunstock. This guy is redheaded with long red sideburns and a tangle of curls out from under his cap, been needing a cut a long time, and he’s broad as Papa was tall…”(11). Kesey is describing McMurphy as the typical rebel in any story or movie. At one of his first group meetings, McMurphy has already gone against and dislikes the daily routine the ward has followed for many years. McMurphy refers to the group meetings as “a pecking party”(57). Unlike the rest of the patients, McMurphy sees these group meetings as a way Nurse Ratched can gain control of her patients without getting blood on her hands. As you can see, McMurphy really does not like anything that Nurse Ratched does, especially the events …show more content…
At this party, little boy Billy Bibbit lost his virginity. By doing so, little Billy Bibbit lost his stutter and became a strong man. A few days after the party, Nurse Ratched held another “pecking party”, and this is where all hell broke loose on the ward. Nurse Ratched was furious that the men had a party on the ward, she felt like she needed to get back by putting someone down. Miss Ratched uses her manipulative voice, and says, “What worries me Billy…’is how your poor mother is going to take this”’(314). From hearing this, Billy Bibbit quickly returned to his old stuttering self. He replies, “Nuh! Nuh!...’You d-don’t n-n-need!’”(315), Ratched rudely interupts and says, “Billy Billy Billy… ‘Your mother and I are old friends’”(315). Nurse Ratched continues manipulating and conniving Billy by saying, “Billy, I have to tell. I hate to believe you would behave like this, but, really what else can I think? I find you alone, on a mattress, with this sort of women” (315), he nervously responds with, “No! I d-d-didn’t. I was--... ‘She did’ … ‘McMurphy! He did. And Harding! And the-the-the rest! they t-t-teased me, called me things!’”(315). This is what Miss Ratched exactly wanted to happen. She attacked Billy Bibbit, so he told on everyone, even know she new what everyone else did. She wants the ward to turn on each other, and rat each other out, so she doesn't get any blood on her hands. After the