Metaphors of Society in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and I Know Why

Metaphors of Society in i Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings In One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Keseys use of description and symbolism not only enhance the depth of the narrative, but they provide the reader with awful insight into the tones minds, hearts and souls. In fact, the characters themselves can be viewed as metaphors of society not just the institution. R.P. McMurphy, for example represents the rebellious religious order of society that was so loudly expressing itself during the sixties and seventies. He, like the hippies, challenges authority and brings astir(predicate) change by inciting others to rebel as well. He is both energizing and crude, both funny and pitiable, as he rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Big Nurse. He encourages gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women and openly defies authority whenever possible. In the end, Nurse Ratched teaches him the ultimate lesson on authority, w hich could be seen as a warning against rebellion. His lobotomy is the establishment itinerary of quieting the unruly protests of those brave enough to speak their minds. The character of Billy is also meant to show us that disobedience can have disastrous consequences, when the aversion Nurse Ratched drives him to suicide. The Chief, who acts as the narrator, is a tall and strong Native American who pretends to be mute and deaf in order to protect himself from pain. His character is representative of the way society was very silent in the fifties until people finally couldnt take it anyto a greater extent and let their feelings be known with a vengeance. McMurphy rescues the Chief from his silence, and he returns the favor by rescuing McMurphy from support as a vegetable.Converse... ...the Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka moorage which laid low(p) down legal barriers to school integration. This was the first major success that foul activists had enjoyed and it gave hope to the author that people really could make a going when they were united, organized, and had justice on their side. It was in part, because of her enthusiasm about the outcome of the case that soon after the Supreme Courts Brown decision in 1954, Jo Ann Gibson Robinson wrote a letter to the mayor of Montgomery, W.A. Gayle, stating that there has been talk from 25 or more local organizations of planning a city-wide boycott of buses. By 1955, the Womens Political Council, the alike(p) council who had previously be disinterested in Robinsons plight, had plans for just such(prenominal) a boycott. I found this to be personally inspir ing in the wiz that one person really can make a difference.