Fishbowl 11/12

Fishbowl 11/12

• Basketball team: unity, victory(pg 195 for Molly's book?), McMurphy's revolution affects the doctor
• McMurphy breaks glass again: McMurphy is getting to her, she's mad but not trying to show it
• persistence of patients
• symbol: interference of power, authority, "we're always being watched"
• cardboard: authority can't control
• every time it breaks, becomes a bigger deal
• basketball (pg 208, pg 196 for Molly)- "make it well again", but she doesn't- throws it in garbage(symbol)
• other patients are getting on board to agitate Nurse
• and Doctor: oblivious, scared of Nurse too, McMurphy's power affects him too, on patients side (McMurphy and Dr friends- mental bond), both manipulated by Nurse Ratched: common enemy (unity)
• Why does Nurse Ratched put up with all this?
• She could use her power
• If she sends him to disturbed, he becomes a martyr for patients
• passive aggressive fighting
• If she sent him away, he would've "won"
• She is in control of him
• PRIDE: doesn't want to give up
• Men fishing: masculinity, strength
• openly defies her
• aunts=hookers
• sketchy
• Bromden's life: symbol of ward because government is trying to take away everything from the tribe, Nurse Ratched is trying to take everything from men
• give up who are for money
• culture to be destroyed by government 
• "progress" is dam but giving up culture
• Dad gives up because can't win
• send letter to mother
• mother betrays Dad
• Father used to be big, mom grew bigger than him
• POWER!!= physical size
• Authority figures: women
• Chief blames mother
• not native american; she took her name
• taking away of his identity
• she has influence over Dad
• sneaky, manipulation= using mom against tribe
• Dad drinks himself to death- lost strength
• $200,000 was a lot of money
• "What can you pay for the way a man lives?..What Can you pay for what a man is?" (Kesey, Molly's page 208)
• Native americans, black boys, women not respected- allegory of 1960s: disregarding of these people
• combine
• shedding light on outcasts
• Kesey is not racist but showing what other people are like
• saying that this society doesn't "feel that great"
• What point is Kesey trying to make by having the authority figures women?
• no women in power at this time
• this is a possibility
• men belittled by woman's power
• weak men vs. strong women
• time period: 1960s, women not respected
• exposing STEREOTYPES
• allegory
• America
• Broaden speaking
• "Thank you"= first words
• gum, but actually thank you for what McMurphy has done
• reveals a lot about himself
• Bromden confides in McMurphy
• connection
• treats him like a PERSON!!
• not invisible
• Bromden shows bravery