Comparison of "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", "The Picture of Dorian Grey", "All Quiet on the Western Front", and "Balzac" and the "Little Chinese Seamstress".

A look into the Violent Truth In the four books One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Picture of Dorian Grey, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress each author gives us a clue into their world, into their lives, and into their views on gender roles, violence, isolation, and self-knowledge. Ken Kesey has plenty to share with his readers about his idea of gender roles in society. In …

…starts to realize about the horror of the war he is fighting in, and it starts taking a toll on his mind. While the four books differ significantly in their set-up, time period, social fabrics, and whereabouts of their characters, they all bring about similar ideas that are common to all human beings: individuality, gender roles, the function of violence, and the dynamic of developing self awareness and growth in the face of unusual circumstances.