One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest And Of Mice And Men

MiloÃ… ¡ Forman and John Steinbeck in their texts One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Of Mice and Men (1937) heavily use and explore the key ideas of ambition and companionship explored throughout their texts, primarily through the use of characterization but also through imagery and symbolisms. Alongside techniques, Forman and Steinbeck utilise other themes and ideas to further develop and convey their ideas, exploring the effect and power of ambition and dreams alongside belonging and individuality being used to explore themes of companionship. The protagonists of both texts rely on the power of companionship to overcome obstacles in order achieve their goals and dreams and similarly, when faced with their dream alone, they are†¦show more content†¦Forman explores the same notion through the relationship of Chief and McMurphy, as the two proved they were able to escape; they united under the symbol of their aspirations, Canada and planned for escape. However, due to McMurphy’s hesitation to escape, he was rendered unable to think or talk through electroshock therapy, leaving him a shell of his former self in which Chief mercifully executes and then escapes using McMurphy’s failed plan to break the window, the fountain symbolising McMurphy’s attempt and his companionship. Both texts place a strong emphasis on the power of dreams and ambition, Steinbeck interprets this within his text as the power to persevere and work hard, whilst Forman similarly expresses that power as the power to not concede due to limitations, primarily disability. Steinbeck primarily utilises the setting to emphasise the idea that dreams and ambitions are essential to workers in the context of the text, but further applies to everyone including Curley’s wife whom is seen as an evil character that stems from her regret for not pursuing her dream of being â€Å"in the pictures†. Simultaneously, whilst showcasing the power that the ambition and dream of George and Lennie gives them in terms of perseverance to seek work to achieve, Steinbeck uses the opposite to further emphasise his idea that dreams give people strength through the loss or lack of a dream. Steinbeck’s character Crooks serves to be the personification, acting cold andShow MoreRelatedThe Canon An d The Modern Day Student1736 Words   |  7 Pagesbeen a topic debated for many years. Whether to cut it from the school curriculum or to keep it in the curriculum to teach children messages from timeless classic novels. It has been argued for many years if novels such as Of Mice and Men and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest are classics and should be involved in the canon. These two classics involve a number of messages that the modern day student should learn to take on the outside world. The novels outline messages such as hope, determination,Read MoreAnalysis Of One Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest By Ken Kelsey1646 Words   |  7 PagesHealing Methods One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kelsey, is a novel that exposed the mental hospitals in the 1960s. The main nurse in the story is Nurse Ratched. Nurse Ratched believes in three forms of healing known as group therapy sessions, lobotomy, and ETC, Electroshock therapy. The novel displays the use of therapy and how sometimes physical therapy isn’t the best therapy for patients. The nurse uses the ward and her therapy methods cohesively to bring the patient s back to â€Å"normal†Read MoreEssay Prompts4057 Words   |  17 Pagesauthor’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another novel or play of comparable literary merit. Alias Grace Middlemarch All the King’s Men Moby-Dick Candide Obasan Death of a Salesman Oedipus Rex Doctor Faustus Orlando Don Quixote A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Gesture Life Rosencrantz andRead MoreAddiction Psychology4561 Words   |  19 Pages ADDICTION REVISION Biological Models of Addiction MODEL ONE: GENETICS McGue (1999) found that genes contribute to the development of alcohol dependence, with heritability estimates from 50-60% for both men and women. Noble et al (1991) found that the A1 variant of the DRD2 (Dopamine Receptor) was present in more than 2/3 of deceased alcoholics. Those with the A1 variant appear to have fewer dopamine receptors; they then turn to drugs and alcohol to increase their dopamine levels – compensatingRead MoreBelonging Essay4112 Words   |  17 Pagescommunities, and, places Students are expected to explore through the study of their texts: †¢ †¢ †¢ aspects of belonging, including the potential of the individual to enrich or challenge a community or group. the way attitudes to belonging are modified over time choices not to belong, or barriers which prevent belonging Students are expected to : †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ develop their own understanding of the concept of belonging through their engagement with texts become aware of the construction of perceptions