Who Is The Protagonist In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a fictional novel that undergoes a series of events that goes on in a mental ward between nurse Ratched and the patient's. This novel in particular is unique because it allows the readers imagination to take part in one's interpretation of the story. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is intriguing because of its ability to capture the reader’s attention with its constant plot thicking. The author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is Ken Kesey which was published in 1962. Kesey novel was appealing because of its idea of having rights as an individual versus social conformity.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is narrated by Chief Bromden. Chief is one of the most dynamic characters in the novel. He is half Native American, a large man and he frequently has hallucinations. Since he is the narrator the reader has to pick whether his hallucinations are real or fiction. The reader then gets introduced to nurse Ratched. Ratched is a power-hungry nurse who only seeks out her own benefit. She will do whatever it takes to keep herself in charge, whether it be blackmailing her coworkers or convincing the other patients that her way is the only option. The reader is then finally introduced to the last main character who is Patrick McMurphy. McMurphy is the game changer in the ward. He was involuntarily submitted and extremely detests the way that Ratched is running the ward. The novel is in essence a power struggle between Ratched and McMurphy. The first milestone that McMurphy succeeds in is …show more content…
It was written in the 1960s during a time in which women did not have much say in society. Which is one point I find interesting because Ratched is a character that seeks out utter control in the ward but in society she did not have much say. During the 60s one of the most popular religions was Christianity. In my opinion I find some of the events and ways that people interact to have biblical
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is narrated by Chief Bromden. Chief is one of the most dynamic characters in the novel. He is half Native American, a large man and he frequently has hallucinations. Since he is the narrator the reader has to pick whether his hallucinations are real or fiction. The reader then gets introduced to nurse Ratched. Ratched is a power-hungry nurse who only seeks out her own benefit. She will do whatever it takes to keep herself in charge, whether it be blackmailing her coworkers or convincing the other patients that her way is the only option. The reader is then finally introduced to the last main character who is Patrick McMurphy. McMurphy is the game changer in the ward. He was involuntarily submitted and extremely detests the way that Ratched is running the ward. The novel is in essence a power struggle between Ratched and McMurphy. The first milestone that McMurphy succeeds in is …show more content…
It was written in the 1960s during a time in which women did not have much say in society. Which is one point I find interesting because Ratched is a character that seeks out utter control in the ward but in society she did not have much say. During the 60s one of the most popular religions was Christianity. In my opinion I find some of the events and ways that people interact to have biblical