nurse ratched
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Nurse Ratchet is the antagonist in this story. She was a former nurse and the leader of the hospital ward. Although she may seem like a nice person, we learn from the narrator that she is indeed cruel and rules like a tyrant. She hides her bad side from everyone and attacks the patients phychologically and destroys them mentally in order to rule over the hospital. |
AnalysisNurse Ratched exerts her power in cruel manner. She is seen as the face of the Combine, or the system of society, which Nurse Ratchet is only the symbol that represents a much larger system. Although with her little power, she can still cause a lot of harm, as she lobotomized McMurphy and caused two others to commit suicide. She smiles and may seem like a great person, but Chief Bromden is able to see her true self due to his acting as dumb and deaf, which led to him finding out many secrets of the hospital and its cruel methods. |