Lobotomy

Finny fell off of and broke his leg is an image of crucifixion, because the nails in the tree represent the nails in the cross. McMurphy has many wounds in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, such as the results after his electroshock therapy, and his lobotomy. Both these procedures altered McMurphy’s head, both physically and mentally. During McMurphy’s electroshock therapy, McMurphy asks the technician, “do I get a crown of thorns?” (283) The crown of thorns represent what Christ received,…

In the United States history, it is taken to be discriminated against for being “different”. One group in particular was, and always has been discriminated against being lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people known as, LGBT, have fought for equal rights since the 1950s. With many Americans frowning upon the LGBT lifestyle in this time period, it is keen to knowing that soon enough, the LGBT community would take action. On June 28th, 1969 in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, one of the…

The ending to Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, showcases the dramatic conclusion of the epic war between Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy. Both sides fought well and hard, and while each won their own victories and battles, Randle Patrick McMurphy came out as the winner. In a matter of weeks, McMurphy manages to break down the walls of the Combine and give the patients a glimpse of freedom and opportunity. He reveals the true nature of Nurse Ratched and the…

The Chief could see the Combine functioning, and he can ambiance it, he sees the indistinguishable countryside, and school uniforms in the community at the time that the way assemble people could be created conceived. In the Chief’s perspective, you can bypass the “clasp of the Combine” if you can breakout it’s disciple arrangement, and not get arrested. The Chief perceives the capability of the Combine to cut down and shape a man into what it wishes him to be; he even informs McMurphy…

People are becoming more and more interested in movie adaptations of novels. Universal Studios needs a movie that will awe their audience. I would like to propose a considerable movie idea based on the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey. The novel takes place in an mental asylum located in Oregon during the 1950s. It is narrated by a half Native American man named Chief Bromden, who acts like he is deaf and blind. He and the other members are often harassed by the…

He could of also ended going to jail or possibly going to an insane asylum if he went insane in jail. And in insane asylums they have electric therapy and human experiments that are truly horrendous for you they also do other treatments such as lobotomy. In insane asylums they also put you in cages and torture you poorly.…

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Psychiatric wards and facilities in America were notorious for cases of mistreatment and wrongdoing. As a result, they are often portrayed in media and literature, one such example of this is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The novel follows the story of Chief Bromden and Randle McMurphy who are confined to a Psych Ward maintained by an awful and abusive nurse who controls every aspect of life in the facility. The main themes of the novel are challenging…

Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a complex text that explores the different aspects of society and ideals, in particular anti-heroism, through Randle P. McMurphy. McMurphy is used as a narrative tool to connect with the audience, he poses many identifiable traits, most notably his hamartia, his ego. McMurphy is a very accessible character to the readers, from his grittiness to his villain like qualities. McMurphy has an increased moral complexity exhibited by his…

against each other. She further controls the men by robbing them of their masculinity. When Harding explains a lobotomy to McMurphy, he says, “Frontal-lobe castration. I guess if she can’t cut below the belt she’ll do it above the eyes” (164). With this, a clear line is drawn between sexuality and freedom - and their importance - and between women and lifelessness. Harding implies that lobotomies and castrations are conceptually the same, both taking away independence and power. Nurse Ratched…

From the eternal conflict between God and Satan, to the struggles of Winston Smith against Big Brother in 1984, by George Orwell, the battle between good and evil, morally just and unjust, oppressed and oppressor has been a central theme throughout much of mythology and literature. The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, examines this theme by detailing the war between Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of a psychiatric ward, and recently admitted Randall Patrick McMurphy, a rough…