It gives the impression that it is his strongest weapon as it gives him safety by preventing him from losing his humanity. This also suggests the beginning of McMurphy's sacrifice and eagerness to escape the conforming attitudes that is placed on him, representing The Counter Culture Revolution. Chief Bromden is an autodiegetic narrator however he suffers from hallucinations this is evident through the interlace structure which gives the impression he is an unreliable narrator. This also depicts to the readers a vivid image of the emotional and psychological state of the patients too. However, Bromden as a narrator instead of McMurphy gives the readers a narration that is not subjective and reliable. He pretends to be deaf and dumb so is aware …show more content…
Nolan and Jay Cee. Feminism is the belief that women should be considered equal in all aspects of life. “The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a state of evolution far short of their human capacity.” (Frieden). The Bell Jar’s lack of control, dehumanisation on gender and stereotypes of women are demonstrated as young women such as Esther are expected to sacrifice their goals to the requirements of their husbands. The novels criticises the assumption that women are inferior to men by showing the hypocrisy and weakness of the male characters, Marco and Buddy Willard. The title undeniably hints the feminist view of the novel as “The Bell Jar” suggests that women were viewed as objects that belonged to men and society. Also CN criticised powerful women, by presenting Nurse Ratched and mothers as emasculating figures. Ratched psychologically uses therapeutic meeting sessions to manipulate the patients into criticising each other and this also extends to her treatment of the Black boys. This is reinforced through imagery and zoomorphism of machines and animals to further emphasise her detachment from the traditional female role. On the other, Kesey builds up the tension between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched as McMurphy constantly challenges Nurse Ratched by refusing to conform to her orders. McMurphy revealing Ratched’s breasts takes away her female power and restores male power to the male patients. This restores the patient’s confidence, specifically Bromden as he develops the strength to leave the institution. The novel therefore, moves beyond sexism to misogyny, representing an attitude towards women that is