One Flew Perspective Portfolio

Essay by atelophilicHigh School, 10th gradeA-, November 2014

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Tiana Figueroa

English II H

Ms. Eskin

Period 8

17 January 2014

Nurse Ratched: Perspective Portfolio

The patients are acting bizarre at the moment. They're with that slimy, god-awful McMurphy. He must be up to something again. They're just standing in front of a panel. What could they be planning? Or worse, what is McMurphy saying to them? It's probably one of his mind games again. He wants to show them that if they work together, they'll somehow achieve anything.

It looks like he's telling them to pick it up. That thing is far too heavy for one of them to pick it up alone! Unless… Of course! That scumbag is clearly trying to show them if everyone tried to lift it, the job would be simple. I see what he's up to. There's no way that they could over power me. That's just a simple piece of machinery.

It's not going to put up a fight. The panel my not be bolted to the floor, but I am. I'm as hard as nails, and I'm the one in charge-always have been, always will be.

Little does he know, I'm two steps ahead of him and his little scheme. He better watch his tail. Right now, he's all bark and no bite. No one will turn against me if they want to see the light of day. Acutes know much better than to blatantly disobey my golden rule. Don't bite the hand that feeds you, sonny.

Analysis:

Nurse Ratched, struggles to keep her self-constructed territory together after an opposing enemy, McMurphy, fights to pull power from her by strarting a revolt. She doesn't fully grasp the male perspective that women with power and those who have to struggle to keep their power will always be looked at as...