The Potrayal of Nurse Ratched - 778 Words

Ratchet or Ratched Critic Ronald Wallace noted that Nurse Ratched is also like a ratchet wrench she keeps her patients adjusted, but like a ratchet, a gear in the Combine, she is herself mechanically enmeshed. Nurse Ratched is portrayed as a devious mastermind of the ward; however, she herself is actually just a minion of the Combine. In many parts of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Bromden describes Ratched as being like a machine; her systematic scheming, and her name Ratched is similar to the word â€Å"ratchet†, which is a mechanical device. Because of this, Nurse Ratched must only be considered a small part of the patients suffering because she is only a mere tiny gear functioning in a large machine. Through Chief Bromden’s†¦show more content†¦Breaking the law greatly parallels with Kesey’s negative point of view about the American government, and how it forces people to conform to something they are not. Kesey was also an advocate for ab using substances and self experimentation; as the patients get more and more successful in challenging the Combine, they gain magnificent amounts of confidence to abuse drugs. Kesey was a strong advocate for individualism and self discoveration. His writing portrays his opinion on how individuals â€Å"conform† by unconsciously falling to society’s needs. When this novel was written, society ostracized individuals who were thought to be abnormal or different, and because of this societal influence, people allowed themselves to become molded into what they thought was â€Å"normal†. Bibliography Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 1962.