The only feature that the Nurse has that is obviously not robotic is her chest area, which she attempts to hide because she thinks that it might expose her vulnerabilities and make her less in the eyes of the patients and the members of staff on the ward. .
In One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, there are numerous examples of animal imagery. Throughout the novel, members in the ward are constantly referred to as types of birds or other animals. The narrator of the story, chief Bromden relates the patients in the ward to animals all the time. The chief considers Nurse Ratched as a representation of a wolf and the patients, according to McMurphy, are rabbits.
The constant reference to animals in this novel is very prominent because it reflects the themes of the novel.
The most important use of animal imagery comes from the title of the book and the poem found in chapter three "Ting. Tingle, tingle, tremble toes ,she's a good fisherman, catches hens, put'em inna pens wire blier, limber lock, three gees inna flock, one flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest., O--U--T--spells out. goose swoops down and plucks you out" .which is part of a game that Chief used to play when he was younger. When the poem states, "She's a good fisherman, catches hens, puts "em inna pens," it refers to Nurse Ratched seizing the inmates and placing them in her ward. In another part of the poem it says, "One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest". This represents McMurphy, and all of the changes that he attempts to bring to the institution; he tries to restore the patient manhood, and their self-esteem. And when the poem mention the "goose swoops down and plucks you out", it is referring to all the patients and their individuality, as if they are all getting attention for being different from the rest of society. .
The majority of the imagery found in the novel has to do with geese and birds.
