Lit. Analysis: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

1) Mr. McMurphy is admitted into an insane asylum where he rebels against the nurses and security. His influence affects the rest of the patients to act out in the way that he does. He leads the rest of the patients to rebel against Mrs. Ratchet causing them to be monitored and put under higher security. He leads an attempt to escape from the asylum in which he is the only one to try because the rest of the patients are too fearful. He gets caught and is forced to have an apesiotame. A patient by the name of chief then leads the lifeless Mr. McMurphy out of the asylum and escape together.

2) The theme of the novel seems to be ones dream is achievable by having people around you who support you.

3) The authors tone is desperateness. Mr. McMurphy meets chief and seems desperate to get chief to say something. Through rebelling against Mrs. Ratchet, he shows desperateness to have a form of power, and by trying to escape he shows desperateness for freedom.

4) The author sets a mood of loneliness which helped me understand the authors use of desperateness because of how lonely the patients were even in each others company. By setting his tone the author was ale to have the mood and tone connect to bring a connection between the reader and the characters.

5) The author uses indirect characterization to describe the relationship between chief and Mr. McMurphy. He also uses indirect characterization to describe McMurphys power over the rest of the patients. The author uses direct characterization to describe chiefs personality by showing his way of silence. He also uses direct characterization to describe each patient and there disabilities.

6) The authors syntax doesn't change when talking about a character, but the diction changes to a characterization use if words.

7) The protagonist is static and flat. McMurphy doesn't change his attempt to escape or  change his way of rebellion.

8) After reading this book I felt like I had actually met someone because the way the author wrote the characters interaction and drive for freedom. I could actually understand their wants and their drives for power and freedom.