One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 2

In Part 2, McMurphy’s character starts to change. He no longer tries so hard to bother Nurse Ratched. The staff is very confused with McMurphy’s action. Some believe that he will no longer be rebellious. Others, however, think McMurphy is a dangerous threat to the staff and patients. Everyone, except Nurse Ratched, feel that McMurphy should be moved to the disturbed. Nurse Ratched feels differently about this. She knows that she has control over McMurphy and she can order him around and determine how long he can stay at the hospital. 

McMurphy starts to realize how powerful Nurse Ratched really is. He then tries to obey the rules of the ward. What McMurphy fails to realize is how influential his actions are to the rest of the patients at the hospital. He understands once Cheswick kills himself. McMurphy then decides to obey the rules of the ward, but in his own way.

For example, he punches a window and then tells Nurse Ratched that the window was so clean he didn’t notice it was even there. I don’t really understand what McMurphy was trying to do by acting out the way he did. It makes me wonder about how the story will end up. Will the Nurse allow McMurphy to stay with the acute’s? Or will she have him leave the hospital or maybe moved to the disturbed?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 1

In the beginning of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” we meet Chief Bromden. He has made people believe that he is deaf and mute, when in reality he is perfectly fine. He starts out the story by narrating his life and how people take advantage of him and treat him so badly. The people in the hospital have nicknamed Chief Bromden “Chief Broom” because the aides make him sweep the hall ways.

Chief Bromden is very unclear and confusing while he narrates. It’s kind of like his mind takes him somewhere else as he’s in the middle of telling a story. It’s easy to see how his hallucinations affect his life. He has been in the mental hospital longer then any of the other patients there. He needs special treatments to help him with his problems. In Part 1, he tells stories all about the mental ward and the things going on around him.

He keeps mentioning his problems and how he sees others. He tells about how he thinks of himself as weak but in reality, he is only weak because that’s how he wants to see himself. If he just stared to picture himself as stronger and more independent, maybe he wouldn’t be so paranoid and the aides wouldn’t take advantage of him and make him do their work.

Hamlet Act 2

In Act II, we begin to see how Hamlet’s personality changes and he concentrates more on Claudius. I think his idea for the play about the death of his father was a good idea. However, the way Hamlet was thinking was a little childish. I think he should have just approached Claudius and told him what he knew and that Claudius should just come out and tell Hamlet the truth.

Maybe the reason Hamlet didn’t want to just approach his uncle was because he was a little unsure of what the ghost had told him. He was hoping that after seeing the play his uncle would have some type of reaction to show he was guilty. As much as I think Hamlet should have approached Claudius, I can understand why he didn’t want to. Most people already thought Hamlet was crazy, if he happened to be wrong about Claudius, everyone would have thought he was mad for thinking such a thing.

Also, Claudius and Polonius are always trying to be involved with Hamlet and Ophelia. I think that they should just let Hamlet and Ophelia work things out for themselves. They don’t need their parents help. The same goes for Laertes. I don’t understand why Polonius has to have people checking up on him. He should be able to live any way he wants.

I feel like all the characters in the play are always being either deceitful, nosy, or they’re hiding something. I don’t understand why that can’t just come out and say what is bothering them or just tell the truth. To me, this play does not seem realistic. Today people are more straight forward and if they have a problem they just come say it to your face and parents aren’t so overprotective. Overall I found Act II to be very confusing.