Blog Two - Mrs Ratched

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  This week's blog about dear old Mrs. Ratched (insert loud thunderclap here).  Mrs. Ratched is the head nurse of the ward, and her personality matches her name. Throughout Part One Chief refers to Mrs. Ratched as a part of the Combine, which all have mechanical assets to them. This relates to Mrs. Ratched's name because her name is a combination of 'Ratchet' and 'Wretched'. However, by the end of Part One, Big Nurse (as she is commonly referred to) shows her human side as she looses her temper on the patients who disobey her and watch a blank televison rather than their chores. Mrs. Ratched is one of the largest characters in Part Two, as she regains her power and authority by threats of the Shock Shop, as well as cunning plans against McMurphy. During the staff meeting (first chapter of Part Two) Mrs. Ratched remains silent, listening to the other worker's ideas about what to do about some of the patients. It is only until the end that she speaks, which later becomes the final word. This shows her power over others mainly because no one questions her judgement, mostly out of fear. By the end of Part Two, Mrs. Ratched has gained control and is no longer "Mrs. Nice Lady" (Let's face it: she was never 'nice', just a wolf in sheep's clothing).

  The character of Mrs. Ratched, however, can be found in almost any overseeing figure in our lives. For anyone in high school, this person could possibly be a principal.  They look after us, keep us on schedule, and distribute punishments as needed. The major difference between a principle and Mrs. Ratched is that a principal doesn't use as severe forms of punishment as the Shock Shop (Or maybe yours did, like Matilda's, if so you may want to inform the police...) Another person who could be an example of a Mrs.Ratched in a teenager's life could be their parents. Like Mrs. Ratched, your parents look out for us, and 'take care of you'. Again, the major difference in this scenario is that our parents are actually trying to take care of us, and not just feeding us full of medication, hoping it works.

   Society is an entirely different story. Currently in office we have a handful of Mrs. Ratcheds running the country. We just like to call it Parliament. In Parliament, more specially the House of Commons, these workers discuss matters about the country, and try and come up with a civilized way of coming to a conclusion. This workers will be referred to as Big Nurses. However, like Mrs. Ratched, their civilized way of agreeing is letting one person decide overall. Lets refer to this person as Bigger Nurse. So, in reality, Big Nurses all state their claim to why things should be how they believe is right, but the overall decision is that of Bigger Nurse's, who rules overall. Meanwhile, us, the victims of both the Big Nurses and Bigger Nurse's decisions, have to live with whatever they decide. This overall makes us the patients of our government. Overwhelming isn't it?

Personally, when I think of people like Big Nurse controlling our government, I relate it back to Bane controlling Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises. Keeping that in mind, I have one thing to say: