One flew over the cuckoos nest
... This statement is proven in respect to the comparison of two novels, firstly Ken Kesey’s One flew over the cuckoo’s nest and secondly George Orwell’s 1984. ... These techniques and elements are used to construct and convey the issues of: whether to have freedom or security, the ill treatment of patients during the 50’s and 60’s and the affects if one does not conform, along with the conveyed values of freedom, acceptance and power respectively. ... In One flew over the cuckoo’s nest we are able to view the internal conflict Chief Broomdem faces with himself as he tries to hide from society’s prying eyes through his schizophrenic tendencies enabling him to create a “fog” which he states “You can drift into and hide, they can’t see me and I will be safe. ... In Kesey’s One flew over the cuckoo’s nest, the characterisation of Mrs Ratched causes us to question ourselves on the mental health system and psychiatric practices of the 50’s and 60’s, as to whether or not the treatment and needs of the patients were appropriately met. ... One flew over the cuckoo’s nest is told from first person point of view and allows the readers to be intimately involved through the mind of chief Broomden. The novel deals with the issue of conformity and the effects of what can happen if one does not conform and the value of order and structure displayed by Mrs Ratched. ... The observations of the writer’s own society or world is one of the tools we use to better comprehend a writer’s craft as we can see the reason for the construction of the text and understand why.