Analysis OfOne Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - 1782 Words

1. Passage: â€Å"You are strapped to a table, shaped, ironically, like a cross, with a crown of electric sparks in place of thorns.† (Page 69) (A): In â€Å"One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest† by Ken Kesey, Harding is talking to Mr. McMurphy about the EST ( Electro Shock therapy) machine that the nurse who runs the ward uses to punish people and make them disoriented for days turning them into â€Å"mindless organism[s]†. When I read that dialogue for the first time I didn’t get the connection but then realized the allusion to the bible. By describing the treatment as you are put on a table shaped like a â€Å"cross† it gives a new insight as to nomatter who you are Nurse Ratched will end your life as you know it just like the killing of jesus. When you come†¦show more content†¦McMurphy tried to challenge her power and failed, but it was interesting because when he damaged her vocal cords she lost some of her power. So there I found that its not really what Nurse Ratched does to scare these people they are really influenced by her voice. An allusion would be like sirens from greek m ythology or the snake in the Garden of Eden. Her voice and words are her most dangerous weapon for she can make these men confess to acts of wrongdoing they did not commit. 4. Passage: â€Å"She looks around to see if anybody else is about to interrupt her, smiling as her head turns in her collar.† (E): In this excerpt from the book â€Å"One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest† by Ken Kesey, the Big Nurse, Nurse Ratched, excerpts her authority among all the patients by demoralizing them without even speaking or using her voice. Nurse Ratched is called a â€Å"ball cutter† in the book and she is called that for a reason, she breaks down every man’s dignity and pride and makes them follow her orders. Nurse Ratched uses this technique of keeping control without any verbal command to subdue her patients into thinking that she has all the power and control. 5. Passage: â€Å"I been silent so long now it’s gonna roar out of me like floodwaters and you think the guy telling this is ranting and raving my God; you think