One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
How does the young catholic nurses response to Mcmurphy further develop the theme of sexuality and repression?
One flew over the cuckoos nest
One flew over the cuckoos nest
Much of this is reflected in Nurse Pilbow. Nurse Pilbow is a Catholic woman with a prominent birthmark that she attempts to wash away. She is intensely affected by feelings of guilt over her job and her sexuality.Nurse Ratched warns Nurse Pilbow that McMurphy is a "sex maniac." This makes Nurse Pilbow even more nervous about her own sexuality. McMurphy stresses her to the point that she can't dispense pills properly.