One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Modern Themes
I think that there are multiple themes in the book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, are relevant for modern America. Some themes are intertwined in culture and I noticed them being used in today’s society. I have been able to identify four themes from the book that can be prevalent today. Some of these themes can have serious consequences can they can go unnoticed by the general population.
I was able to identify a theme that portrays women as evil figures. I think that this is illustrated by the fear that the patients have of Nurse Ratched and hospital supervisor. I see a comparison in today’s society in two aspects. One example may not be as serious as the other. First, men have been known to chide each other and say things like,” your wife has you by the balls.” Some men also refer to their wife as ,”the ball and chain.” I think that those analogies have a negative connotations and paint women in a dark light. A more serious example can be viewed in what Physiologies Magazine refers to as the “unpredictable mother.” They refer to a mother that acts with anger and is excessively emotional. I have had friends that mothers had behaved that way and it every time his mother would walk into the room he would cringe.
I quickly related to the theme of destruction of our natural impulses. This theme was evident to be when rust spills out of Blastic when in reality it should have been blood. I think it symbolizes the deconstruction of our humanity into a more unnatural existence. I see societies evolution into a more unnatural existence almost every day. It ranges from the processed foods that we consume to the sedentary lives that people live. Both of those examples are prefect examples of unnatural. I don’t believe that the human body was designed to sit still. It is well suited for movement and I find that I feel better with a lifestyle that includes a lot of function movement every day. It is crazy that we pump so much toxic food into our system. It’s
I was able to identify a theme that portrays women as evil figures. I think that this is illustrated by the fear that the patients have of Nurse Ratched and hospital supervisor. I see a comparison in today’s society in two aspects. One example may not be as serious as the other. First, men have been known to chide each other and say things like,” your wife has you by the balls.” Some men also refer to their wife as ,”the ball and chain.” I think that those analogies have a negative connotations and paint women in a dark light. A more serious example can be viewed in what Physiologies Magazine refers to as the “unpredictable mother.” They refer to a mother that acts with anger and is excessively emotional. I have had friends that mothers had behaved that way and it every time his mother would walk into the room he would cringe.
I quickly related to the theme of destruction of our natural impulses. This theme was evident to be when rust spills out of Blastic when in reality it should have been blood. I think it symbolizes the deconstruction of our humanity into a more unnatural existence. I see societies evolution into a more unnatural existence almost every day. It ranges from the processed foods that we consume to the sedentary lives that people live. Both of those examples are prefect examples of unnatural. I don’t believe that the human body was designed to sit still. It is well suited for movement and I find that I feel better with a lifestyle that includes a lot of function movement every day. It is crazy that we pump so much toxic food into our system. It’s