1. Literary Techniques of Ken Kesey
... has "powerful magnets in the floor [to] maneuver personnel through the ward like arcade puppets"(pg 29). The comparison to a factory suggests that the ward's purpose is to churn out free individuals and suppress their individuality. The ward is an asylum of efficiency and uniformity that stifles individuality, just like society the ward is able to manipulate individuals to subdue their ... "(pg.235). This is evidence that without society's manipulation individuals feel safe in expressing their own differences. The patients have finally escaped the confines of the hospital and are free to...
- Word Count: 1128
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate