Nexus One

An Evaluation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest directed by Miloš Forman and released in 1975 is an iconic film because it won a plethora of awards, the most notable being four different Academy Awards, the Best Picture, Best Actor, Jack Nicholson, Best Actress, Louise Fletcher and Best Director. This movie withstands the test of time and belongs in the AFL Top 100 Films list because of the many driving themes throughout the movie and because of the outstanding…

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel description of the events they took place in a psychiatric facility, which emphasizes about hospital protocols, human behaviors, and managerial powers. Comparing McMurphy and the big Nurse known as ratched in this novel, both represents two different kinds of human characteristics struggling for power in a mental institution in their own management style. Patrick McMurphy is a new patient in the treatment ward, he was on admission for the claim of…

“We are all one people, but we live as if divided.” (THE GURU) Author Ken Kesey fabricates a hierarchical division between men and women in his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, to convey what some readers believe is a questionable message. Set in a psychiatric hospital located in Oregon, third-person narrator Chief Bromden witnesses a power struggle between a male and female character. Due to the existence of the glorified actions of rebellious character Randall McMurphy against the…

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest Part One Questions 1. The two nurses presented within the first paragraphs of the chapter are Nurse Ratched and Miss Flinn. Mrs. Flinn is described as a little nurse, who is said to have a wandering eye. Miss Flinn appears on edge as a result of the fact that her “wandering eye” seems to be constantly looking worried over her shoulder, and is asking Nurse Ratched multiple questions. Miss Flinn inquires about Mr. McMurphy, speaking in a cautious and worried tone of…

McMurphy’s apparent madness or irrational behavior in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest plays the important role in the novel of being the devil’s advocate highlighting the ills of the mental institutions of the 1960s. His eccentric behavior was despised by the Big Nurse and other authority figures at the mental institution, but McMurphy’s behavior might be judged reasonable if one considers the dehumanizing, sterile, hostage-like situation that the institute’s patients were subjected…

exact opposite? In the book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest not only is the sanity of the patients questioned but the staff’s too. The methods of the institution are questionable ethically and morally. Giving the patients unknown pills and taking away their masculinity is very dubious. The ways of the institute is soon questioned because of the arrival of Randle McMurphy. Due to the control, different perspectives, and issues inside the asylum the major conflict of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s…

A leader, as generally known, should be someone who possesses the ability to lead by example. In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, R.P. McMurphy is a patient in an asylum crusading against the tyranny of the head nurse, Nurse Ratched. Both McMurphy and Nurse Ratched use their resources and attributes to the fullest, yet only one of these leaders can persuade the patients to take the position of the respective side. McMurphy’s genuine and unique personality assists him in…

From the mid-twentieth century, the role of females in society has drastically transitioned from traditional to more modernized. In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the author emphasizes the roles of females by presenting characters that exhibit behaviors contrasting the expected ones given by society. He assigns perceived nurturing and caring characters, such as a nurse, wife, and mother, dominating and abrasive roles that contradict typical roles at that time. However, during…

Girl, Interrupted- Analysis on Lisa’s Disorder Francis Lobo (14-PPL-26) Lisa Lisa is the most powerful personality on the ward. Her utter disregard for authority makes her a frustrating and entertaining figure in the eyes of the other girls. Whether engaging in complicated pranks or escaping from the hospital, Lisa ensures that the routine of the ward never goes uninterrupted for long. Lisa is proud of her diagnosis as a sociopath and revels in the attention her antics earn her. Lisa is a…

the asylum, McMurphy causes a rather large disturbance to the regular and mechanised schedule of Nurse Ratched’s ward. During his time there, McMurphy manages to change the scene in the ward so that the patients become more empowered. In Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy evolves from a regular gambling con man to a hero to a saviour, characterised by his many selfless acts to protect and bolster the other patients. Although McMurphy seems to be just another reckless,…