Pages 249-311
Lauren, it was clear that you did not like this book at all based on the way that you incorporated sarcasm and negative vocabulary. I thought that the highlight of your post was that you thought that this book was very unoriginal in the message: which was dedication to goals. I agree that this may have been one of the messages of this book, but I also think that another message could have been patience and flexibility. I say this could have been a potential message because the story had very unusual characters; each one had their individual story. I think that this book serves as an example of how one should be open to the personalities of everyone around them. This theme reminds me of the concept of acceptance: If the fingers of your hands are not the same, how can you expect other people in the world to have the same feelings.
Lauren, it was clear that you did not like this book at all based on the way that you incorporated sarcasm and negative vocabulary. I thought that the highlight of your post was that you thought that this book was very unoriginal in the message: which was dedication to goals. I agree that this may have been one of the messages of this book, but I also think that another message could have been patience and flexibility. I say this could have been a potential message because the story had very unusual characters; each one had their individual story. I think that this book serves as an example of how one should be open to the personalities of everyone around them. This theme reminds me of the concept of acceptance: If the fingers of your hands are not the same, how can you expect other people in the world to have the same feelings.
Just like you, I was a bit disappointed in the overall plot because it was not something that particularly interests me. However, I think that the writing style was very good. I say this because in certain situations, explaining things to another person is difficult especially when the opposite person does not understand at all. I think that the author did a decent job because even though the story was written from the perspective of a mentally unstable person, it was not extremely difficult to understand. Also, in the reading, I noticed many metaphors and similes in context. For example, when McMurphy first joined the ward, the other patients described their condition as rabbits. Also, in the last section, the nurse describes McMurphy as a fox: “Crazy like a fox”(page 251).
Just like you mentioned, I also believe that the theme of this section was power and control. Not only does the head nurse execute her power, but I think that McMurphy proves his popularity and authority in the ward when he organizes his party. Throughout this entire reading, I noticed a major difference between McMurphy and the head nurse, and it is the fact that the head nurse always tried to get the patients to go against each other-first with the a daily journal, and also with her plans. McMurhpy, however seemed to me that he was trying to get the ward to unite. In my opinion, I think that McMurphy did everything with the best of intentions. I also believe that if a group of people are going to live together, they might as well be good friends, or at least good “neighbors.” The condition of McMurphy was very tragic. The entire time, he was super powerful, and seeing him action less like the “vegetables” was very hard to accept for me. I wonder why he did not reveal the secret of Bromden when he had the chance before the treatments as a way to cause more harm for Bromden.
I was actually really disappointed by the fact that the nurse had not learned from her past. There have been many examples before that showed that unity is more important in a group than the power of an individual. If I were in her place, it would have been very difficult for me to make the lives of others very hard by adding hardships to each step of their life. I did not really like the way the head nurse was portrayed. I think that a head nurse with more of an open personality may have been able to run the ward more affectively. If she was friendlier, then the other patients might not have been as afraid.
I was really surprised at the fact that Bromden decided to kill McMurphy and then flea. I totally did not see that coming, and as a result I was very shocked to see him pull of a drastic move. Maybe it was true that McMurphy had an influence on Bromden, because throughout the entire book, I saw his character as a very kind and caring person. I thought that Bromden thought of everyone. The action of him pretending to be deaf and dumb was not very appealing to me either. I think that his true self should have been exposed. The condition of Bromden makes me think of the lack of technology during this period. One would think that before a person was sent to mental hospital, the officials would be aware of the conditions of their patients. Either through tests were not conducted when Bromden was admitted, or he was a great actor. I wonder if Bromden would continue this act in the future.
As this book ends, I am looking forward to reading the next book. I hope that it is a bit more interesting than this one had been.
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