P.4 Cuckoo RTL Essay: Thesis Workshop by Jenna Scalf https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj 17-18 en-us 2017-10-24 18:17:28 UTC 2025-12-01 19:52:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENTS: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143301 1) The author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest uses a lot of symbols to illustrate his theme of social criticism. = TOO VAGUE

2) Throughout the novel, Kesey often uses various literary devices, such as motifs, symbols, and characterization, in an attempt to illustrate the theme of conformity versus rebellion and his thoughts on the matter. = STRONG DEVICES, BUT INCLUDES A THEME IDEA, NOT A STATEMENT

3) In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and analogy to criticize society’s mistreatment of societal outcasts. = BETTER; FOCUSED ARGUMENT]]> 2017-10-24 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143301 YOUR THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143302
  • be multi-part.
  • directly address the prompt.
  • use specific language. Think of your thesis as your argument; it dictates the rest of your paper and therefore should be the most specific sentence in your entire paper.
  • include the title, author's name, specific literary devices and theme STATEMENT.

    • ]]>     2017-10-24 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143302     THESIS FRAME: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143303 Title, author uses literary
    devices as it relates to theme (theme statement):
    In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey uses ______________ in order to illustrate ______________________________.
    ]]>     2017-10-24 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143303     DIRECTIONS: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143304 1. Please post your thesis statement on this wall.             
    2. Read and Discuss your thesis statements with your partner.          3. Provide constructive feedback on their thesis statement - help them improve their writing.               4. Then, we will discuss the thesis statements as a class and talk about improvement.]]>     2017-10-24 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200143304     London de Leon https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585153 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses metaphors, symbolism, and motifs to criticize society's need for social norms and conformity within their establishment.]]> 2017-10-25 19:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585153 Vineet Kumar https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585227 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and analogy to illustrate the growth of certain individuals in a conformed society.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585227 Marcus Liu https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585228 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and machine imagery to illustrate how society has conformed and diminished the individuality of its citizens.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585228 Alison Nesbitt https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585238 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey utilizes symbolism and the motif of invisibility to illustrate that discovering individuality amongst the pressures of society proves to be a challenge.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585238 Olivia Chung oliviac1361 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585354 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey implements imagery and symbolism to illustrate his criticism on society's power over individuals.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585354 Kaleb Song https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585399 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey utilizes analogies, symbolism, and machine imagery, to demonstrate how society undervalues those who are different and how conforming to society stunts personal growth. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585399 Ryan Wright https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585423 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey  uses symbolism and metaphors in order to illustrate society's lack of humanity, by the way social outcasts are treated super bad]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585423 Griffin Weaver https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585452 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey uses machine imagery, symbolism, and analogy to illustrate how society values conformity and rejects those who are different. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585452 Matin Akbarian https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585455 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism, motif, and allegory to illustrate how the shackles of conformity suppress individual growth.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585455 Kristen Yee https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585493 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses personifications, repetitions, and metaphors to illustrate society's quick ability to judge and shame those who are viewed as "different," ultimately preventing self-confidence and freedom.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585493 Sydney Cheng https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585518 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism, characterization, and machine imagery to illustrate how conforming to society's expectations can result in a loss of humanity.]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585518 Alex Tomov https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585575 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses machine imagery and sexuality symbolism to emphasize the dehumanization and emasculation of all the patients which strips them from their identities. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585575 Jenni Mills https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585695 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism, antithesis, and imagery to criticize society’s mistreatment of social outcasts and demands of conformity in American society in the 1950s and 1960s. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585695 Lauren Yamauchi laureny2267 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585704 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism, analogy, and imagery to illustrate how society strives towards conformity causing people to be stripped of their individuality and true happiness.]]> 2017-10-25 19:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585704 Elijah Clark elijahc0172 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585706 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses Symbolism, Imagery, and the size motif to show society's rejection cruelty towards people who cannot conform.]]> 2017-10-25 19:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585706 Ashley Cavecche https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585823 In Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kesey uses symbolism, the motif of the fog and visual imagery to further illustrate how the societal pressures of conformity strip an individual of their identity and sense of self.]]> 2017-10-25 19:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585823 Rinka Ogata rinkao2883 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585998 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses Christian imagery, hand motifs, and symbolism to portray how society's expectations can corrupt an individual and prevent them from expressing their individuality. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200585998 Jonah Park https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586025 In his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and machine imagery to illustrate society's eagerness to reject abnormalities and embrace conformity and uniformity. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586025 Alex Guo alexg2736 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586044 In the novella, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses imagery, symbolism, and similes to illustrate society's monotonous control over people that inevitably creates for a struggle against confinement in order for someone to gain freedom for oneself.]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586044 Jackson Ignatuk https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586090 In One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Ken Kesey uses personification, antithesis, and symbolism to comment on the injustice of our society through its ostracizing of those with differences.]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586090 Emily Plunkett https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586122 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,  Ken Kesey uses imagery, figurative language, and symbolism to portray the dehumanization of authority figures who are put in a position to help others conform. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586122 Samantha Hoff https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586148 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism of false insanity emasculation, as well as big versus small to illustrate the way men are treated by society when labeled as outcasts.]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586148 Bradley Burdick bradleyb4663 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586355 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism, big vs small imagery, and invisibility to shows the dominance of the Combine and the masses upon the small sum of those with individuality.]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586355 Marcos Santos https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586407 In One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Ken Kesey uses repetition of certain motifs to symbolize the effect that power has on societies "outcasts".]]> 2017-10-25 19:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586407 Kaelyn Pieter https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586482 In One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and machine imagery to illustrate the power of rebellion in the face of conformity. ]]> 2017-10-25 19:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586482 Jared Shintani jareds0050 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586553 In One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Ken Kesey uses imagery, symbolism, and the size motif to illustrate how too much power in one can corrupt an entire society.  ]]> 2017-10-25 19:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586553 Zane Hebeish zaneh2176 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586782 2017-10-25 19:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586782 Zane Hebeish zaneh2176 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586827 In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and recurring themes to illustrate the toxic effect of martriarchy on masculinity]]> 2017-10-25 19:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200586827 Danielle Kenaley daniellek1715 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200587583 In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the use of symbolism, motifs, and imagery are portrayed to illustrate the inevitable pressure from society's expectations, in which ultimately prevents one's ability to develop a sense of true individuality.  ]]> 2017-10-25 19:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200587583 Meganne Rizk https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200680135 In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey uses symbolism and metaphors to illustrate how society mistreats those who do not follow societal norms]]> 2017-10-26 04:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/z4bbw69jqklj/wish/200680135