. Need Throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy compete
for control of the psych ward. Explain who ultimately gains control and why or how are they able to establish
this control? Be sure to go beyond mere plot summary.
Both Randle Patrick McMurphy and Nurse Ratched have very manipulative and powerful personalities in One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Address how either a single character or multiple characters in the novel suffer
due to these strong and aggressive personalities. Or conversely how a single character or multiple characters
improve and or grow due to these strong and aggressive personalities. Be sure to go beyond mere plot
summary.
One of the essential questions we have explored this semester is whether we can value competition and
collaboration at the same time? Throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy struggles with his
decision to compete against Nurse Ratched in order to help the men feel more alive. What does his decision to
sacrifice suggest about the nature of competition? Be sure to go beyond mere plot summary.
According to Chief Bromden, “the combine” is a force that controls our behavior, keeps us in a state of fear and
ultimately dehumanizes us. Nurse Ratched effectively uses insinuation to create an atmosphere of distrust.
How do the men in the psych ward collaborate to compete against Nurse Ratched and “the combine?”
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