The novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” can be compared to many different pieces of media from a thematic standpoint. One piece of media that has many significant similarities to this novel is the movie “The Hunger Games”. Both of these pieces of media share the same type of background and can be compared to each other in a couple of different ways. Firstly, the theme “Abuse of Power” is a big part of both the novel and the movie. In both pieces of media there is one person that is in charge that fully abuses their power which makes life unfair for the rest of the people that do not have much power individually. These two characters Nurse Ratched, and President Snow both have very evil hearts and will eradicate anyone that comes in their
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In the novel the head nurse named Ratched is in charge of everything that goes on in the institution. She is in charge of everything that goes on and takes advantage of her power. Nurse Ratched does different things to regulate the men and maintain her power such as electroshock therapy, needles, beatdowns and even humiliating them in front of their friends in the ward. Similarly, in “The Hunger Games” President Snow, the person in charge of all 12 districts and the capital shows abuse of power throughout the film. President Snow takes two people from each district annually and puts them in an arena to fight to the death as entertainment. He uses his power to force children away from their families to their demise so that the rich people in the capital can be satisfied. This is such a very significant theme because both the author and director show that as long as there is one person in charge that has a corrupt mind they will try to make everything go according to their plans. As long as the people under them believe that they are helpless and weak, which is shown in both the novel and film, they have free reign to do whatever they want until someone steps up to fight against them. Nurse Ratched and President Snow scare people using physical and psychological force which makes everyone believe that they do not stand a chance against the …show more content…
Katniss Everdeen the symbol of the theme “Rebellion” is just an average girl that ends up going to the yearly hunger games. She volunteers for her sister to fight until death and she is scared for her life. During the games she tries takes care of a young girl named Rue which makes the people of district 11 adore her. As the games are about to end Katniss disobeys the rules by attempting to kill herself with her “lover” so that they can both win the games when only one victor is allowed. The gamekeeper stops them and allows both of them to win the games. This is very significant because this is when people start to realize that the capital can be defied. They start to believe in Katniss because she was the first person to defy president Snow and get away with it. This is when she truly becomes the symbol of the rebellion and hope because after this is done riots start to go on in different places. This is also significant because it shows how much one person can do, Katniss started to get the minorities riled up and they started to fight against the capitals guards. Therefore, the theme “Rebellion” is a very essential theme in the film “The Hunger
In the novel the head nurse named Ratched is in charge of everything that goes on in the institution. She is in charge of everything that goes on and takes advantage of her power. Nurse Ratched does different things to regulate the men and maintain her power such as electroshock therapy, needles, beatdowns and even humiliating them in front of their friends in the ward. Similarly, in “The Hunger Games” President Snow, the person in charge of all 12 districts and the capital shows abuse of power throughout the film. President Snow takes two people from each district annually and puts them in an arena to fight to the death as entertainment. He uses his power to force children away from their families to their demise so that the rich people in the capital can be satisfied. This is such a very significant theme because both the author and director show that as long as there is one person in charge that has a corrupt mind they will try to make everything go according to their plans. As long as the people under them believe that they are helpless and weak, which is shown in both the novel and film, they have free reign to do whatever they want until someone steps up to fight against them. Nurse Ratched and President Snow scare people using physical and psychological force which makes everyone believe that they do not stand a chance against the …show more content…
Katniss Everdeen the symbol of the theme “Rebellion” is just an average girl that ends up going to the yearly hunger games. She volunteers for her sister to fight until death and she is scared for her life. During the games she tries takes care of a young girl named Rue which makes the people of district 11 adore her. As the games are about to end Katniss disobeys the rules by attempting to kill herself with her “lover” so that they can both win the games when only one victor is allowed. The gamekeeper stops them and allows both of them to win the games. This is very significant because this is when people start to realize that the capital can be defied. They start to believe in Katniss because she was the first person to defy president Snow and get away with it. This is when she truly becomes the symbol of the rebellion and hope because after this is done riots start to go on in different places. This is also significant because it shows how much one person can do, Katniss started to get the minorities riled up and they started to fight against the capitals guards. Therefore, the theme “Rebellion” is a very essential theme in the film “The Hunger