One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Research Paper

The Power of Protest
Power can be shown through words or actions. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a great example of characters protesting power. The book and the movie give multiple examples of the characters protesting power, these instances are portrayed very differently. Given the possibilities that power and protest is a shared theme in the novel and film versions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, other key similarities and differences exist if one considers the the fishing scene and the baseball scene. In the novel the fishing trip was a pivotal moment for the men on the ward. It was most of the men’s first time outside the ward since they had voluntarily committed themselves. It was their chance to be away from the Big Nurse and live a little before they needed to go back to the confines of the ward. The big moment of power and protest was when the inmates and Dr. Spivey had stolen the boat from the dock because they did not get the proper forms. They all had the choice of following McMurphy and potentially getting in a lot of trouble or staying behind and going back to the ward and nurse Ratched. In the movie the big moment of power and protest was when McMurphy had stolen the bus away from the …show more content…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a great example of power and protest. Both the book and movie have ways of showing different moments of power and protest such as the fishing scene or the baseball scene. The theme of power and protest is shown through the many acts of rebellion the characters either create themselves or force upon others. Acts of rebellion such as the stealing of the boat to go fishing or skipping work duty to watch a black tv screen. The acts of rebellion weaved through the plot of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest help show how driven McMurphy and how people are able to put their own well being aside to fight for something they believe

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Research Paper