Megan Stanford
Gender roles are expressed in two different ways throughout the book. On one hand, you have the Head Nurse as a women that controls more of the hospital than the male doctors. This is unique because it is usually the idea that men have more control and responsibility. Yet on the other hand, we are introduced to Harding's wife who is only talked about by have big boobs. When McMurphy meets her at the library, he commented to Harding that "she's got one hell of a set of chabobs" (Kesey 184). This is an example of how some men only look at women for their appearance.
The two roles that are presented in the book show two conflicting idea, which is probably why they are both introduced. In the first, you see a woman with what usually is a male's authorit, and then the idea that women are only good for their looks. It will be interesting to see how these two ideas are further presented throughout the rest of the book.
Rachael Stevick
ReplyDeleteHahah Megan I think we have a lot of the same views on this book and when is comes to gender roles. I think it would be different if this was another time period
Zach Torbett
ReplyDeleteI think two of the biggest themes in this book are women rule and women vs. men. I don't know if this is an all male institution but it seems like it. It is as if all the characters introduced are guys and the one in charge is a woman. I can see that the author wants to portray the males as helpless and the females as powerful.