One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Uploaded by tyson_626 on Feb 23, 2005
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Although there are numerous themes in the story, Manipulation is one of the key terms. An extremely powerful and unique skill. There are numerous ways to use it, but a selected number of people have the skill and ability to use it. There are a couple of characters in the book that know how to use this skill. The first character that manipulates patients and other people is Nurse Ratched. The second character is McMurphy. The third topic is about how both Nurse Ratched and McMurphy use their manipulative powers against each other. Manipulation is used in the book in a deceptive way. The characters use it to benefit themselves instead of the other patients.
Nurse Ratched has numerous different attitudes. She seems to have a split personality. It appears that Nurse Ratched can control what mood she wants to be in. She can be a very manipulative person. One example of her manipulating people is when she tells the patients that the Shock Shop, group meetings, lobotomies and other surgical procedures are good for you. They are all done for the patients good and also to benefit them. All of the patients know that the nurse's therapies are bad for them, but they are too afraid to fight authority. In a way she has manipulated them so they will not fight her or argue with her about anything no matter what.
Out of the patients, there is one of them that can use the manipulative power is McMurphy. McMurphy manipulates others about the World Series game. He tries to manipulate and convince the other patients to vote against the nurse, but it was a failed attempt because nobody was on his side. McMurphy learns what the other patients are like and how they act.
He has a way of adjusting the way he manipulates people based on their personality. McMurphy also manipulates the Old Sea Captain into going on the trip, because it will be a good experience for. When McMurphy really needed him for his money. McMurphy also found out that the group needed and extra man in order to go. So he felt the Captain would be a good choice.
The third topic is about how Nurse Ratched and McMurphy manipulate each other. One example of McMurphy manipulates is when he goes behind Nurse Ratched's back and turned the tub room into a card...