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Submitted by meli177 on December 8, 2005
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One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The novel One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was written by Ken Kesey and the movie directed by Milos Foreman, both take place in a mental institute and portray different moods and feelings. The novel and book differ greatly due to the fact that there were many different portrayals of the characters. Unlike the author of the book, the producer in the movie was forced to change characters to better fit the story and create a faster plot. Nurse Mildred Ratched is a powerful character in both the movie and book; however her character is depicted very differently. Nurse Ratched's extreme control over the patients is not depicted as strongly in the movie as it is in the book. I feel that her character and role in the story is somewhat lost due to the lack of interpretation in the movie.
Nurse Ratched, who was a former army nurse, is a powerful woman and she knows exactly how to manipulate her patients and staff. In the book she is the most powerful character and keeps tight grip on the hospital by doing whatever it takes to achieve what she wants. She controls her staff mostly consisting of women, and rules over the male staff especially Dr. Spivey, he obeys her every demand and knows very well that he is expendable and can be replaced at anytime. The mental hospital only serves men because of Ms. Ratched's hatred toward men. Nurse Ratched's goal is to destroy and break down even the most masculine man. In the mental hospital her patients call her "Big Nurse" because she oppresses them and belittles them in ways to make them feel inferior and insecure. She makes her patients do group sessions and preys into their personal life as she picks at their imperfections. The men try so hard to make her happy by discussing their darkest secrets as she humiliates them in front of each other for her enjoyment and power trip. Many times she picks at their masculinity putting them down in every way. Two of her patients...
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