One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2

It would appear that Mcmurphy is in control. He is constantly disrupting the ward and its staff. Most importantly he is clearly having his effect on Big Nurse. The viewing of the World Series game is just one example of Mcmurphy's dominance. He violates the schedule and convinces the rest of the ward to do the same. Even when Big Nurse turns off the TV, they remain watching the blank screen.

Chief seems a little crazy, but he seems to be reliable. I trust him as a narrator, it is just necessary to discern what is fact and fiction in his story telling. Mcmurphy's presence seems to have given chief some hope. He feels that maybe the Nurse's power is no longer absolute and sometimes the fog can be lifted.

I want to see a happy ending for the men of the ward. I like Mcmurphy's presence much more than that of the nurse and while he is cheating the men out of their money I feel he is helping them. He is a greater force of good so I hope he has success, but first and foremost I was people like Chief and Billy to get better.

One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest 1

Mcmurphy is set up in the beginning to be an anti-hero. He seems to inspire some of the men, but his gambling and fighting prevent him from being a traditional hero.

The nurse is a clear villain. Readers are instantly inclined to dislike her and she goes against our values. We side with Chief and the other patients and seeing as she tends to treat them cruelly we don't like her.

Chief seems to only act as a narrator for the story. He is neither a hero nor a villain at least from our current perspective.

Great Gatsby 3

1. Why are East and West Egg, named the way that they are?

This is because they symbolize the cultural and economic divisions that existed at that time in the United States. The East is routed in old money, while the West is the frontier where people work hard for what they have.

2. What purpose does Nick truly fill in the book?

Nick is simply a narrator and the middle man for reuniting Daisy and Gatsby. The story could have worked without him if we'd been given a different catalyst to unite Daisy and Gatsby, but with his presence we at least are given a relatable moral benchmark with which we can measure every other character.

3.  What message is pushed by the lack of attendance at Gatsby's funeral?

The idea that no one truly knew or cared for Gatsby is pushed by this. People came to his parties because it was the thing to do, not because they cared anything for Gatsby. Fitzgerald shows the lack of depth within the upper class. He shows how little "friendship" actually means within this empty self-serving upper fringe.

4. In what ways does Fitzgerald's life come through the story?

We see a similarity in the past of his marriage with the past of Gatsby and Daisy. Much like Fitzgerald's wife, Daisy doesn't want to marry a poor boy. Also the life style he lived was very much like that of Gatsby's because he was constantly within this party atmosphere, and the only difference was Fitzgerald drank. We also see that Nick and Fitzgerald come from similar Socio-economic backgrounds.