Daryl Had Just Finished Talking To Rick When He Entered The House That He Shared With Glenn, Maggie, Tara, And Carol. Walking Towards The Bathroom, Nothing Seemed Out Of The Ordinary, The Door Was Shut, Just Like Usual. Opening The Door Halfway, Steam Blew Out Of The Room As He Noticed Somebody Was In There. Standing With Her Back Towards The Door, Carol Didn't Notice That It Had Been Opened, She Was Mostly Clothed And Just Missing A Shirt. Daryl Stilled, Knowing He Should Leave Now But His Eyes Were Glued On The Marks That Scattered Her Back. Scars. She Had Scars Just Like Him. He Felt His Blood Boiling As A Thought Came To Mind, That Bastard Ed Never Deserved Her. His Fists Clenched At His Side And He Held Back An Angry Growl As Carol Start To …show more content…
Turn. Reaching For Her Shirt, Carol Spotted The Door Was Ajar And Glanced Up. Seeing Daryl There Infuriated Her, Was He Seriously Watching Her? How Long Has He Been There? Her Anger Died Down As She Noticed That Faraway Look In His Eye And His Clenched Fists.
Another Question Surfaced, Did He See Her Scars? "What The Hell," She Said, Covering Herself With The Shirt. Daryl, Startled By Her Speaking, Spotted Another Scar On Her Stomach Before He Averted His Gaze. "Sorry, I Was Jus Comin Ta Take A Piss, Didn't Know Ya Were In 'Ere," He Quickly Explained. "I'll Go," He Said, Turning To Leave But Carol Grabbed His Wrist. "Stop, Wait For A Minute," Carol Said, "Stay There." Getting A Hesitant Nod Out Of Daryl, Carol Let His Wrist Go And Shut The Door As She Threw Her Shirt On And Quickly Combed Her Slightly Wet Hair. She Hung The Towel On The Rack To Dry Before Gathering Her Dirty Clothes And Stepping Out. Daryl Was Leaning Against The Wall, Curious The Why Carol Wanted Him To Wait. Emerging From The Door, She Said, "Come On," Before Starting Up The Stairs And Towards Her Room. Following Her, Daryl Stopped In The Doorframe, Hesitating For A Moment, Before He Walked On In. Silently, Carol Threw Her Dirty Clothes On The Floor And Shut The Door. Walking Over To Her Bed, She Sat Down With A Heavy Sigh And Closed Her Eyes. Reopening Her Eyes, Carol Looked At Daryl, Who Awkwardly Stood Beside The
Bed. Patting The Spot Beside Her, He Nervously Sat Down And Waited. "Did You See Them," Carol Asked, Suggesting Her Scars. Nodding, He Replied With A "Mhmm". "I'm Sorry You Did," She Said, "He Was One Of Those Angry Drunks, You Know." Understanding Daryl Replied, "My Daddy Was One Of Them." Wanting To Push More Into The Subject She Said, "Every Night, He'd Always Come Home From Work, Complained While Eating Whatever I'd Fixed That Day, Then He'd Crack Open A Beer And Drink." Daryl Was Listening Intently To Her, So She Kept Going. "He Used To Make A Game Out Of It Sometimes," Carol Said, Mind Going Back To All Those Bad Nights As She Continued, "Pushed Me Down The Stairs A Few Times, Had A Dislocated Shoulder. I Couldn't Risk Going Back To The ER A Third Time That Week, So I Looked Up How To Fix It Online." Daryl Was Wondering About One Scar In Particular, "Wha Bout Tha One On Yer Stomach?" Her Hand Went To Were It Was, Touching It Through The Shirt. "That One?," She Asked, As She Remembered The Night Like It Was Yesterday. "Sophia Was Two And A Half, He Came Home Drunk That Night. Went Straight To Our Room And Woke Me Up, He Pushed Me Off The Bed And Pinned Me To The Ground," She Paused Hearing Daryl Speak Up. "Ya Don't Gotta Talk Bout It," He Said, His Hand Placed Carefully On Her Shoulder, She Noticed At That Moment That Tears Were Streaking Her Face. Shaking Her Head, Carol Kept Going, "He Ripped My Shirt Over My Head, Slinging It Across The Room Before He Dealt With Me." Sucking In A Breath, She Wiped At Her Eyes Before Continuing, "He Slapped Me As I Squirmed Under His Weight, Howling Out In Pain, My Hand Went To Cradle My Cheek. That Seemed To Infuriate Him More, 'You Worthless Bitch! You Should Be Glad I'm The Only One Who Sees This Disgusting Thing You Call A Body,' He Screamed, Whipping Out His Pocket Knife Before He Added, 'I'd BETTER Be The Only One, That Is.'" Daryl's Arm Was Now Across Carol's Shoulders, Pulling Her A Little Closer As She Rested Her Head Against His Shoulder. "With That Being Said, I Felt The Cold Blade Touching My Skin As He Added Pressure, Ever So Slightly, Until My Wail Of Pain, As It Broke The Skin, Woke Sophia. Annoyed With Her Crying, He Drug The Knife Down My Stomach Before He Got Up And Kicked Me In Side A Few Times Before Leaving," She Finished At Sort Of A Cliffhanger. "Wha Ya Do Af'er He Left?" Daryl Asked, Wanting To Know The Rest Of The Story. Looking Up At Him, Carol Saw The Spark Of Curiosity In His Eyes, Along With The Sorriness, Compassion, And The Hint Of Something Else That She Couldn't Quite Place. "Well, I Was A Little Out Of It, But I Remember Getting My Shirt Back And Using It To Try To Stop The Bleeding While I Comforted Sophia. After She Calmed, I Made My Way To The Bathroom And Saw That The Wound Wasn't Deep Enough To Need Stitches, So I Used Some Band-Aids And Took A Few Pain Killers," She Ended With A Shrug And Snuggled Closer To Him. " 'M Sorry," Daryl Whispered Softly, "Ya Didn't Deserve That Hell." Contemplating For A Bit, Carol Just Shrugged It Off, "Wasn't That Bad, Could've Been Worse. " Deciding It Was The Right Time, She Spoke. " I Need You To Know Something," She Murmured. Resting His Head Against Hers, He Responded, "Yeah?" Taking A Deep Breath Carol Began, "I Went Out Hunting With Tyreese, We Left Lizzie To Watch Over Judith And Mika. We Were Making Our Way Back When We Spotted Lizzie's Blood Covered Hands, That Held A Knife, She Had Murdered Mika." Confused At Why She Had Killed Her Own Sister, Daryl Questioned, "Why She Do 'At?" Thinking About How To Explain It, Carol Continued, "She Didn't Understand Walkers, She Just Thought It Was A Different Stage Of Life. Was Gonna Get Jude, But I Stopped Her Before It Was Too Late. Deciding She Was A Threat To Us, I Had To Put Her Down." Tears Were Streaming Down Carol's Face, Wetting Daryl's Shirt Sleeve. "It's A'right," He Said, Tightening His Grip Around Her, "Ya Did What Ya Gotta Do." Moving Until Her Face Buried In His Chest, She Cried Away The Pain. Nuzzling Him Lightly, Carol Murmured, "Daryl." She Listened To His Chest Vibrate As He Hummed, "Hmm?" Thinking Of The Words, She Began, "Why Do You Do This? Comfort Me Even Though I've Murdered Three People." Worrying His Lip, Daryl Thought How He Should Put It. "Cause Ya Did Wha Ya Thought Was Right...And Cause I-" He Stopped Mid-Sentence, But She Knew Exactly What He Was Going To Say. Pulling Back From The Embrace, Her Hand Caressed His Cheek As She Traced Her Thumb Over His Jawline. Leaning Into Her Comforting Touch, He Waited As She Gave Him A Knowing Smile While Her Eyes Showed Nothing But Love. "I Know You," She Whispered, "And I Love You Too," As She Pressed A Light Kiss To His Cheek. "Can't Love Me, Ain't Possible," Daryl Stated Nonchalantly. Shaking Her Head, Carol Just Kept Stroking His Jaw As She Replied, "It Is Possible, And I've Loved You Ever Since You Gave Me That Cherokee Rose." Resuming Her Earlier Position, She Burrowed Her Face Into His Chest, Inhaling His Earthy Scent. Pulling Her Closer, His Lips Grazed Her Ear As He Whispered, "Love Ya, Woman." Shivering Slightly At His Hot Breath Close To Her Ear, She Murmured Back Sleepily, "Always Will, Pookie."
The author Ken Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado and went to Stanford University. He volunteered to be used for an experiment in the hospital because he would get paid. In the book “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, Kesey brings up the past memories to show how Bromden is trying to be more confident by using those thoughts to make him be himself. He uses Bromden’s hallucinations, Nurse Ratched’s authority, and symbolism to reveal how he’s weak, but he builds up more courage after each memory.
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This essay will be exploring the text One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest by Ken Kesey and the film Dead poet’s society written by Tom Schulman. The essay will show how the authors use over exaggerated wildcard characters such as McMurphy and Keating. The use of different settings such as an insane asylum and an all-boys institution. And Lastly the use of fore shading to show how the authors can use different texts to present similar ideas in different ways.
as, Holden acted out and pretended to be people so that you could deal with the pain he
In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the reader has the experience to understand what it was like to live in an insane asylum during the 1960’s. Kesey shows the reader the world within the asylum of Portland Oregon and all the relationships and social standings that happen within it. The three major characters’ groups, Nurse Ratched, the Black Boys, and McMurphy show how their level of power effects how they are treated in the asylum. Nurse Ratched is the head of the ward and controls everything that goes on in it, as she has the highest authority in the ward and sabotages the patients with her daily rules and rituals. These rituals include her servants, the Black Boys, doing anything she tells them to do with the patients.
As all movies are created based on a book, there always seems to be changes and conflicting ideas. However, they still have the same main idea to the story line. The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and the movie directed by Miloš Forman deal with the main idea of society's control of natural impulses. The author/director want to prove that this control can be overcome. Although the movie and the book are very different from each other, they still have their similarities.
Based in an asylum and told through the eyes of one of the insane patients, the reader builds a connection with the characters as they try to fight the cruelty and control of the hospital staff. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a book of high literary value, teacheing of man’s interminable struggle against society’s control over law and what it deems normal human behavior. It contains many literary devices that require readers to analyze the text in order to fully comprehend what is occurring in the story. Parents have made this book a very controversial subject, because of some of the inappropriate words and scenes in the book.The controversy over the banning of this book from school curriculum is a difficult situation because of what parents
“Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge,” verbalizes Andrea Dworkin. Gender-roles have been ingrained in the every-day life of people all around the world since the beginnings of civilization. Both One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Hamlet portray typical female stereotypes in different time periods. Due to the representation of women in literature like Hamlet by William Shakespeare and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kessey, and pop-culture, evidence of classic gender-based stereotypes in a consistently patriarchal world are still blatantly obvious in today’s societies.
Everybody wants to be accepted, yet society is not so forgiving. It bends you and changes you until you are like everyone else. Society depends on conformity and it forces it upon people. In Emerson's Self Reliance, he says "Society is a joint stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater." People are willing to sacrifice their own hopes and freedoms just to get the bread to survive. Although the society that we are living in is different than the one the Emerson's essay, the idea of fitting in still exists today. Although society and our minds make us think a certain way, we should always trust our better judgment instead of just conforming to society.
Throughout the sixties , America- involved in the Cold War at this time- suffered from extreme fear of communism. This caused numerous severe changes in society ranging from corrupt political oppression, to the twisted treatment of the minority. Published in 1962, Ken Kesey ’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , manages to capture these changes in the variety of ways. Kesey’s novel incorporates some of the main issues that affected the United States during the early and mid 60s. The government had no limits and was cruel to those who did not fit into society, including the mentally ill. The wrongful treatment of the people caused an eruption of rebellion and protest- thus the Beatnik era was born. The novel, written during this movement, sheds light on Kesey’s personal opinion on this chaotic period in US history . The treatment of mentally ill patients, the oppressive government, and uprising in the 1960s inspired Kesey while writing his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Fred Wright, Lauren's instructor for EN 132 (Life, Language, Literature), comments, "English 132 is an introduction to English studies, in which students learn about various areas in the discipline from linguistics to the study of popular culture. For the literature and literary criticism section of the course, students read a canonical work of literature and what scholars have said about the work over the years. This year, students read One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, a classic of American literature which dates from the 1960s counterculture. Popularized in a film version starring Jack Nicholson, which the class also watched in order to discuss film studies and adaptation, the novel became notable for its sympathetic portrayal of the mentally ill. For an essay about the novel, students were asked to choose a critical approach (such as feminist, formalist, psychological, and so forth) and interpret the novel using that approach, while also considering how their interpretation fit into the ongoing scholarly dialogue about the work. Lauren chose the challenge of applying a Marxist approach to One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Not only did she learn about critical approaches and how to apply one to a text, she wrote an excellent essay, which will help other readers understand the text better. In fact, if John Clark Pratt or another editor ever want to update the 1996 Viking Critical Library edition of the novel, then he or she might want to include Lauren's essay in the next edition!"
A few seconds after Maggie made eye-contact with the young boy, who seemed to be demonically possessed, she fainted from fear, and fell to the floor. Reagan and Chandler ran down the stairs screaming to get their dad. Once they reached their parent’s room, Chandler pulled the covers off of their father and Rachel tapped his face, but there was no response. After several minutes of trying to awaken their dad, they called 911 for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, Reagan and Chandler sullenly went back upstairs to check on their mom. To their surprise, Maggie was awake and crouched down in the corner of their bedroom. The boy, which was previously there, was now nowhere in sight. Relieved, they rushed over to their mom and asked what happened. Maggie couldn’t tell them, because she didn’t have a clue what had happened. Reagan and Chandler carefully guided their mom down the stairs to their dad. Maggie was startled when she saw her husband lying unresponsive on the bed and immediately started CPR. After what seemed like an eternity of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth, the ambulance finally arrived and rushed Joe to the nearest
One year later, David and Carrie are sitting on the front porch drinking sweet tea watching the beautiful sunset. It took the whole next day to find David after he killed both trophy animals. They had found David passed out and almost dead from all the blood he lost from his wound. Spitfire was dropped in his tracks and Scar was dead before he even hit the ground. David had to be life flighted, but in the end he pulled through. Carrie went through her treatments and is now living cancer free. Now both of them have a story to tell for the rest of their lives, with David's scar on his back to remind him everyday of what
As we are approaching the finale of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, we encounter more and more scenes that are filled with vigor, clarity, and depth. The “fishing trip” scene happens to be one of them, as it drastically contrasts with the episodes prior to it, and discloses several ideas that Kesey strives to communicate to the reader throughout the narrative. The episode begins with Chief’s vivid description of the “Outside”. We follow the character as he reflects on re-entering the real world while connecting the descriptions with the previously mentioned idea of “Combine”. Chief’s vision of reality is evidently different from one of an ordinary person (if we were to define ordinariness as what society views as sanity). Every intricate detail
Reluctantly, her family decided it was the time for their departure from her aunt’s residence. The festivities had come to an end. Feeling the pressure of two hands against her back as she heard her brother yelling, ring in her eardrum. He had challenged her to a race to the car and what would be considered normal, the last one to reach the car was indeed a rotten egg. Leah pushes herself as much possible, she ran as quickly as her puny, feeble and shrimp-like legs could carry her. To her dismay, a rock was absent from the child’s peripheral vision. Leah’s jaw collided with concrete, simultaneously breaking her teeth and jaw, rendering her unconscious. Everything was black. Leah woke up to the noise people yelling, she was numb but could feel her mothers wet, cold and shaking hands holding hers. She had lost all sense of direction, unable to tell where she was, where was she was going or what was going on. Once more, Leah fell unconscious due to the high levels of anesthetics injected into her system. Upon waking up, she had finally come to the shocking realization, that she, was in immense pain. Leah received the ever so devastating yet relieving news, that she had survived what would have potentially killed