I believe that the Trickster in this story is the mouse. It runs up the Mother’s pant leg, and she is left there screaming while the Father and Son sit there and laugh at her. In a sense, the mouse is dividing the family. The Mother leaves the house just like the […]
I do not believe that McMurphy was suffering from a mental disorder when he was first admitted to the mental hospital. Actually, he was quite clever in escaping farm work duty and jail. By going to the mental hospital, he thought he would be able to relax for awhile and then be released. […]
I believe that the conflict between McMurphy and Big Nurse does suggest a different world outside of the mental hospital. Many of the patients have a skewed view of what sexuality is due to the opinions that the Big Nurse has. Nurse Ratched wants to supress any form of sexuality in the ward. […]