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Write an essay in which you develop and support a thesis based upon ONE of the following topics:
1. Women and the roles they play in the book are important to the reader’s understanding of the mythic world that Kesey creates. Keeping in mind the time setting of the novel’s events (and creation), comment critically upon the role of women in the novel. You might want to organize by comparing and contrasting the two basic types of women that appear in the book. 2. Trace the references to machines throughout the novel. In what ways does the frequency of them coincide with the Chief’s mental states? 3. Research the setting of this novel and movie. How does the Salem, Oregon Mental Hospital figure into the events and the characters? Why is the setting in that state, during that time period, in that particular region of the country so important to our understanding of the story’s themes and characterizations? Consider that it was post-WW II America, with the war still a vivid memory for each of the main character. Consider what we knew about mental illness at the time(including PTSD). Consider the prominence of Native Americans and their culture that pervades that region still. And consider the role of women during that time period(women were gaining power and status thanks to their crucial role in the war effort). Remember this however: the paper is NOT about the historical facts, but how those facts relate to the novel. 4. Write a comparative analysis of the book versus the movie version of One FlewOvertheCuckoo’sNest. Be sure to organize carefully under each of the main fictional elements: characterizations, plots, settings, symbolism and themes. REQUIREMENTS
Length: 5-7 pages(excluding cover page and WC page), doublespaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font
Research: Books, reputable websites, reference materials from Shake Library- MUST use at least SIX sources- MLA formatting with a Works Cited page and in-text citations. No WIKIPEDIA, SPARK NOTES, ABOUT.COM, etc
Format: Cover page with title and sub-title, student’s name, course name and date laid out on the page
Send: Working Bibliography(include in your bibiography list of research materials a brief summary of each source) and Introduction paragraph with thesis statement as well as Formal Outline. Once those have been approved and returned, you can submit your essay before moving on to Lesson Eight.
Plagiarized papers will receive a ZERO and the student will be dropped from
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Submissive Women vs Controlling Women
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, one of the most significant theme that stands out
from the tale is the role of women in the society. Despite the unfolding of events in a mental
asylum, Kesey was able to bring out the representation of women that was a reflection of the
then society. In conjunction with that, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is based on the
experience of Kesey’s as a nursing assistant in a large psychiatric hospital. From a personal
perspective, I believe that the representation of women in the society can be grouped into two
extreme categories that are either as antagonists or submissive beings. Bill's mother, Vera
Harding and Nurse Ratched are controlling women; thus, the antagonist of the tale as they mask
their feminine qualities for the maintenance of dominance of the male. The rest of the nurses,
Sandy Gilfilliam and Candy Starr submit to the roles embodies by women by the society that is
submissiveness to the objectification of men. The portrayal of women in the tale is on the basis
of powerful women who overcome their feminine realm in the maintenance of authority as well
as women embalming their natural order, thus being dominated by men.
Dominating vs Pleasuring
Controlling women in the tale intend on dominating men through emasculating them,
whereas subjective women dedicate to pleasure men and doing as requested. Nurse Ratched
serves as the novel’s antagonist and through her continuous fight with the protagonist of the tale
McMurphy and fellow inmates, she personifies a system of control that results to everything, and
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everyone is in order. Nurse Ratched embodies masculine characteristics as her actions damage
the mentality of men evident by Harding's comment that describe Nurse Ratched (Kesey, 58). On
the other hand, I view submissive women as dedicated to doing as told. Nurse Pilbow portrays
the aspect when Nurse Ratched uses the sexuality of the patients' against the staff. In the
instance, Nurse Ratched, warns Nurse Pilbow against McMurphy, where nurse Ratched refers to
McMurphy as a sex maniac (Kesey, 68). This results to Nurse Pilbow becoming terrified of
McMurphy evident when Nurse Pilbow drops the water pitcher she was holding to pour up water
when McMurphy looks at her. From the text, it is evident that controlling women guide their
actions while submissive women their actions are subject to being ordered around.
Identity
Female identity is another aspect that presents itself in the novel. From the various
women roles in society, I view that women embody multiple traits. Controlling women in the
tale embody a masculine identity as they mask their feminine qualities. Subjective women, on
the other hand, embody their female character thus being subject to control. In the onset of the
novel, we encounter Nurse Ratched masking her female identity. Nurse Ratched does not show
any feelings, and the patients think that she is robot care taking into consideration the description
of her face. Her face is likened to that of an expensive baby doll as well as she...