Power vs. Control One Flew Ove

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey shows the struggle between society’s control over us to make us all uniform, and individual thought. Kesey uses Nurse Ratched to represent society, with her control over the patients, and Randle P. Mc Murphy, the individual, who rebels against her. Kesey also has Chief Bromden, the oppressed individual, battle against the Combine (society), as a …

…and freedom. Kesey made this clear in the battle between Nurse Ratched and Randle P. McMurphy. He shows that there will be consequences if you stand up against society, however we should no sit back and cooperate with unjust rules. Through McMurphy, Kesey shows that importance of individuality. Kesey also shows that how one man, who was so deep in fear of the Combine, come out of his "shell" and become a "real" man again.