Insanity is Independence Essay -- Analysis, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s

Conformity, whether good or bad for society, is never beneficial for the individual. In the late 40’s and 50’s people conformed or they were excluded. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel about non-conformists, the people who can’t be the same, and more who didn’t want to be identical. These are the insane ones. The sane ones are the authoritative figures who mentally, physically, and sexually abuse the patients, but they are also the people who decide what is right and healthy for the insane. Ken Kesey demonstrates that those in power become corrupted to argue that the fate of individuals in society should be determined by the persons themselves. Nurse Ratched is propelled by a desire to have complete control over the patients rather than the goal to save the patients and so exacerbates residents in the ward. Her need for control is exemplified by her battle with McMurphy, where her only aim is to quell the rebellion started by the â€Å"intolerable Ward Manipulator† (28). She conceals her true motives under the pretense of the goal of sanity, but her true purpose is to maintain control over all her patients. Doctor Spivy, an expert on mental health, does not receive a share of authority. Even in the group discussion the doctor’s comments are censored. For instance, when he comments on the prospect of a therapeutic carnival in the ward, Miss Ratched dismisses the possibility because it is a topic that â€Å"should be discussed in [the] staff meeting† (109). Nurse Ratched becomes inseparable with her delusion of complete control instead of with her occupational objectives. Her behavior with the pat ients on the ward indicates her feelings toward those in her care. She nods curtly in an â€Å"automatic gesture† only to preser... ...ht [herself] to be a God† (318). This sudden change of heart for both the doctor signifies self-empowerment. Self-empowerment, a rejection of conformity and fostered by McMurphy, gave the former residents of the ward a sense of purpose. Kesey argues for independence and non-conformity. The happiness for the patients came only when they could decide their own destiny. An independent man or woman does not need the advice of the Combine to know what they want in life. So often is the things that are desirable in life are only wanted by a very few. It is tragic that many different people, gays, women, blacks, Asians, have had to wait for the approval of the white men in charge for their own actions. The moral of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is that only an individual knows what is right for him or her, so it is up to that person to decide their own fate. Insanity is Independence Essay -- Analysis, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Conformity, whether good or bad for society, is never beneficial for the individual. In the late 40’s and 50’s people conformed or they were excluded. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel about non-conformists, the people who can’t be the same, and more who didn’t want to be identical. These are the insane ones. The sane ones are the authoritative figures who mentally, physically, and sexually abuse the patients, but they are also the people who decide what is right and healthy for the insane. Ken Kesey demonstrates that those in power become corrupted to argue that the fate of individuals in society should be determined by the persons themselves. Nurse Ratched is propelled by a desire to have complete control over the patients rather than the goal to save the patients and so exacerbates residents in the ward. Her need for control is exemplified by her battle with McMurphy, where her only aim is to quell the rebellion started by the â€Å"intolerable Ward Manipulator† (28). She conceals her true motives under the pretense of the goal of sanity, but her true purpose is to maintain control over all her patients. Doctor Spivy, an expert on mental health, does not receive a share of authority. Even in the group discussion the doctor’s comments are censored. For instance, when he comments on the prospect of a therapeutic carnival in the ward, Miss Ratched dismisses the possibility because it is a topic that â€Å"should be discussed in [the] staff meeting† (109). Nurse Ratched becomes inseparable with her delusion of complete control instead of with her occupational objectives. Her behavior with the pat ients on the ward indicates her feelings toward those in her care. She nods curtly in an â€Å"automatic gesture† only to preser... ...ht [herself] to be a God† (318). This sudden change of heart for both the doctor signifies self-empowerment. Self-empowerment, a rejection of conformity and fostered by McMurphy, gave the former residents of the ward a sense of purpose. Kesey argues for independence and non-conformity. The happiness for the patients came only when they could decide their own destiny. An independent man or woman does not need the advice of the Combine to know what they want in life. So often is the things that are desirable in life are only wanted by a very few. It is tragic that many different people, gays, women, blacks, Asians, have had to wait for the approval of the white men in charge for their own actions. The moral of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is that only an individual knows what is right for him or her, so it is up to that person to decide their own fate.