In this section of the book there seems to be a lot of power struggle between men and women. Nurse Retched, Doctor, and McMurphy seems to be fighting for the power. It seems that most of the meeting that happend before nurse Retched took over the meeting controlling the conversations, but this meeting Doctor was able to take over the meeting getting help from McMurphy. When the meeting starts, nurse Retched has everything planned rather than Doctor he doesn't have anything planned. It also seems that from this section nurse Retched had led the discussion all along. Power struggle between men and women happend before but this clearly shows that within the ward there is more power struggle between men and women. Also from this passage nurse Retched has power over many aspects in the ward.
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I agree with this but slowly, the Acutes are gaining power. They see McMurphy as a rebel as a true man, and they look up to him. when he rebels, they slowly start to side with him, and then the earn the power. This was obvious when they earned the right to watch baseball. Other times include gambling for money. Later in the book (sorry, I read ahead a bit) they become more and more powerful...just wait and see.
I agree that there is for sure a power struggle in the ward, but not only with just men and woman. We see it between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy, Dr. Spivey and Nurse Ratched...but we also see it within the patients--the struggle of not only power but of mansculinity (with Martini, Harding, Cheswick, Billy). Being locked up in this ward has made them feel powerless and in order for there to remain a small sense of dignity, gaining a sense of power is what keeps them surviving in the combine.
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