One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest : A Study of Tragic Characters Using “Cool-Hand Luke”

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05/27/2008

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Table of Contents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest : A Study of Tragic Characters Using “Cool-Hand Luke” Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Hamartia
  3. Expectations
  4. Death and effect
  5. Conclusion
  6. Citations

Abstract

Arthur Miller once wrote that the reason so few tragedies exist is because the world is in lack of heroes and the common man thinks too little of himself to be otherwise. The reluctance to be anything more than ordinary is attributed to the inherent assumption that heroes can only come from sophisticated and complex individuals superior in form who are exceptionally courageous in the face of adversity. Intimidated by such a misconception, persons fully capable of committing virtuous acts are unable to. The pedestal that heroes are put on seems impossibly and hopelessly high from a distance, but at a closer look, it is in fact within reach. Even the most laudable of heroes who during great moments of peril choose altruism and put the lives of others before their own walk on earth afterwards like everyone else. Though putting one's life at stake is heroic, a hero is not merely defined by that one act but by his or her state of mind and admirable qualities that are put to use in matters of serving the greater good. And for the common man, because human beings are intrinsically entitled to govern their own lives, he has the choice to be more than himself and by that, choosing to fight for a just cause regardless of its outcome merits him the title of a hero in his own right.

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