Frankenstein One flew over the cuckoos nest comparison

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The writer particularly develops these characters in varied forms through which they are able to act and behave differently and thus influence the rest of the characters in the pieces. It is through their thoughts and actions as they interact with the other characters in the works that the ultimately expose a number of themes. Most of the time, this is related to the time within which the works are written as they tend to depict the diverse elements that took place in those times. This means that most of the human characters in those novels, plays or films are given certain human elements that create the gap that has to be filled in a certain way. Through their need to accomplish certain elements, they are involved in a number of actions that lead to the consequences that complete the intention of the story.

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On the other hand, in “One flew over cuckoo’s nest”, Nurse Ratched is so much in need of control to fulfill her desires that she ends up treating the patients in the psyche ward with a lack of dignity. She made sure that activities in the ward are done in her way to ensure precision. They are also not fulfilled and end up taking part in activities that do not reflect normal human behavior. As opposed to Victor’s case, McMurphy comes to the rescue of the patients and restores their dignity and thus self. Mary Shelley tries to highlight the aspects of human nature as is shown by the Victor character he creates in Victor as well as his subsequent creation.

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The same kind of desires can be seen in “One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest” where Nurse Ratched has the constant desire to control the men who serve as her subject fully. This is a result of human nature to be in control and to be in power. She is mainly based in the psych ward and includes both the employees and the patients. It is as a result of this that she serves as the metaphor for the whole institution that deals with patients who are mentally challenged, the government and the entire society as shown through the need to regulate, control and place people in different categories within each powerful institution. Thus, it is important to make use of the right agent of power such as the society, Nurse Ratched and the psyche ward to make out the difference between the sane and the insane.

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This creates a lot of conflict since the beast, being a human being, wants someone with whom to share his feelings that comprise of both joys and sadness. He does not get this from his creator leading to the statement that “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being” (Shelley 104). At the end of it, he considers it as the lack of ability by his creator to provide him with the desired human dignity. This excessive longing leads to the kind of madness that is associated with disappointment due to rejection. These key themes are shown through “The more I saw of them, the greater became my desire to claim their protection and kindness” (Shelley 94).

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In particular, this is the exact way that Nurse Ratched prefers it to be since she has the ability to use her control to strip her patients of their humanity. In essence, it is led by her desire to be in complete control and to perform the operations of her ward like a machine that is adequately oiled. When Randle McMurphy is admitted as a patient, he starts to show dignity to the other patients. This leads to the subversion of the cold categorization done by the institution. It can be seen through the fog lifts that are used by Chief Bromden, the jokes, and plays in which the men are involved as well as the outings that they are able to go for.

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