One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 2

By the end of Part 1, I would say that McMurphy is winning the rivalry. By standing up to the policies and regulations and bringing other patients along with him, he is making the Big Nurse very angry and very nervous. This is seen when the Nurse is "red and swelling like she'll blow apart any second" after McMurphy makes her angry, and how she starts sort of twitching with that "sideways jerk of her head".

I think the Chief is really showing signs of mental illness. He seems to be hallucinating a lot and sort of babbling on about side stories. As readers we don't know what's really happening in the story. He talks a lot about fog and how he's floating in it and trying not to get lost in it, but there isn't really any fog in the room. McMurphy has made the Chief have hope, but he also seems to be lost in his own world even more. His hope was shown when he raised his hand and contributed to the rebellion against the Big Nurse.

I am currently rooting for McMurphy. The Big Nurse is abusive and controlling and McMurphy is the only one willing to stand up to it.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 1

It is hard to identify a hero in a situation like in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest because a hero generally lines up with the morals and views of the audience, and that it difficult to achieve in this distinct situation in a mental institution. Taking the situation into account, I believe the hero in this book is McMurphy. He stands for what the audience believes in because the audience is against cruel treatment such as in this hospital, and so in McMurphy in a sense. He is against the cruel treatment because he is against the Big Nurse's power and authority. The Big Nurse is obviously the villain in this book. She treats people hatefully and horribly, such as by getting staff that have "just enough hate in them" and allowing them to basically torture the patients. She is against the hero (McMurphy) because she is against any sort of rebellion or threat to her power, which is exactly what McMurphy plans to do.

The Great Gatsby 3

What do Daisy's choices about her love life say about the upper class?

Daisy's choices show that money and status are the most important things to someone from the upper class. When she was young, Daisy really loved Gatsby. But she married Tom Buchanan because she wanted to get her life started; she didn't want to wait for Gatsby to get back. It says that she was flattered by "his position" and needed a force of money. This shows that money and status are more important than everything, even love, to the upper class.

According to evidence from the book, what may become of Tom and Daisy?

Despite everything, it seems that Tom and Daisy may be okay. After Tom finding out that Daisy didn't really like him, and after Myrtle dying, they seemed to be okay. It was said that they weren't happy but they weren't unhappy either. This implies that things may be okay between them. It's very likely that Daisy would be distraught over Gatsby's death, but in his absence, it will also likely that she will be with Tom, just like what happened when she was young.

Analyze what no one coming to Gatsby's funeral says about upper class life.
This was a statement about status and wealth. Gatsby always had hundreds of people at his house and parties, but not one of them came when he died. None of them actually knew him or was good friends with him. Although Gatsby was extremely popular, he lacked real friends. Upper class life is not as great as it seems because although lots of people know who you are, they don't really know you. You lack friends and this is a major flaw, and a place where lower class life is superior.

Which symbol in the book was most effective in showing a purpose or theme?
I think the valley of ashes was a useful symbol. It showed that upper class life was actually very dreary. The upper class citizens commonly went through the valley of ashes to get home and to get where they needed to go. The valley of ashes is a symbol for upper class lifestyle. Because they often went through the valley of ashes, it shows that underneath, upper class life is actually dreary and depressing.