Part 3 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
How does McMurphy’s presence in the ward challenge the notion of authority?
️️ McMurphy represents a challenge to authoritarian control, showing that questioning and
defying authority can lead to empowerment and change.
What does the act of McM...
How does McMurphy’s presence in the ward challenge the notion of authority?
✔️✔️ McMurphy represents a challenge to authoritarian control, showing that questioning and
defying authority can lead to empowerment and change.
What does the act of McMurphy taking charge during the fishing trip symbolize for the patients?
✔️✔️ It symbolizes freedom, choice, and the possibility of agency, allowing the patients to experience
a sense of control outside the ward’s constraints.
How does Nurse Ratched’s control over the medication contribute to her dominance?
✔️✔️ By controlling the medication, Nurse Ratched ensures that the patients remain docile,
reinforcing her power over them and limiting their independence.
What does the role of the "Acutes" and "Chronics" represent in the ward?
✔️✔️ It represents the division between those who are seen as "curable" and those deemed
"incurable," further deepening the sense of hierarchy and control in the ward.
Why does McMurphy continuously test Nurse Ratched’s limits?
✔️✔️ McMurphy believes that by pushing the boundaries, he can expose the weaknesses in the
system and offer the patients a chance to reclaim their lives.
How does McMurphy’s defiance of Nurse Ratched serve as a form of liberation for the other patients?
✔️✔️ His defiance encourages the patients to think critically about their own situations, allowing
them to break free from the mental constraints imposed on them.
How does Nurse Ratched manipulate the ward’s environment to maintain her authority?
✔️✔️ She uses control over the physical space, routines, and interactions among the patients to
create an atmosphere of fear and submission, making it difficult for the patients to challenge her.
, How does the act of the patients voting to watch the World Series demonstrate their growing
independence?
✔️✔️ It marks a moment of collective resistance, where the patients assert their own desires and
choices, reclaiming control over a small but significant aspect of their lives.
What does Nurse Ratched’s manipulation of the patients’ emotions reveal about her character?
✔️✔️ It reveals her cold, calculating nature, as she uses emotional manipulation to break the spirits of
the patients and maintain her dominance over them.
What is the significance of the recurring themes of physical strength and power in the novel?
✔️✔️ Physical strength symbolizes autonomy and self-empowerment, with characters like McMurphy
and Chief Bromden using their strength to resist the institutional forces that seek to control them.
How does the institutionalization of the patients represent a larger societal critique?
✔️✔️ The novel critiques how society labels individuals as "ill" or "abnormal" and forces them into
systems that strip them of their autonomy, identity, and freedom.
Why is McMurphy’s interaction with Nurse Ratched’s rules so central to the novel’s conflict?
✔️✔️ McMurphy’s disregard for Nurse Ratched’s rules highlights the central tension between
freedom and control, individuality and conformity within the ward and society at large.
What does the act of McMurphy attempting to lift the control panel symbolize for his rebellion?
✔️✔️ It symbolizes his desire to break free from the institutional control and his effort to empower
the patients, proving that even the most daunting obstacles can be overcome.
How does Nurse Ratched’s use of "group therapy" contribute to her control over the patients?
✔️✔️ "Group therapy" is used to humiliate and manipulate the patients into policing each other,
reinforcing her authority by fostering distrust and division among them.
What does the act of McMurphy standing up to Nurse Ratched during the group therapy session reveal
about his character?
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