Wednesday, 24 October 2012

insanity??

I think that this book is very interesting, and that a big part of the reason for this book is to make the reader think about what is insanity and sanity. This topic makes me think of what really is insanity and who determines it? I really believe that everyone is a little crazy but in society a person that is considered to be insane is someone that is too different from society, or someone that stands out too much, but to be honest in my opinion I find that it is better to be a little different and crazy than to be completely ‘normal’ and not have anything special about one self. Nobody in this world is made the same and nobody has exactly the same personality as someone else, and I think we should embrace that instead of suppressing it and we should try to be more different form each other instead of all of us trying to be the same, and we shouldn’t be making all the insane or different people that want to remain the same go to a medical center but we should analyse them and maybe be a little bit like them. I personally like to be different and I like to stand out of a group, I love all of my crazy habits, the way I think and my personality and i think people like me because i am different. I also find that people naturally want to be different but they are afraid of what people would think of them, but they don’t realise that the people that judge them also want to be different but are afraid to be judged as well. people also like to explore places and go on adventures and things because they like different atmospheres and they like to experience new thing, but i think that society is very boring in the aspects of what humans are supposed to be  like and they are supposed to act, i would rather be around a crazy person than a normal person because i can figure out what the normal person will do but what the crazy person will do is completely unknown. I guess it depends of the person, for me i like to be adventurous and i really try to do something new each day, but some people like to remain doing the same thing and like to stay in there comfort zone and for them that is perfect and its what they like to do and there is nothing wrong with that. I really try to tell people to express who they really are because nobody can do it for them, and that if you want to act a certain way or dress a certain way to do it because is there life. Even do I believe in these things I also belief that one should not do things only for one’s self but to keep in mind other people and not to hurt them, to think before they act. So I guess I’m contradicting my thoughts a little, but in conclusion there should be a valance of doing what you want even do people might think is insane but also keep others in mind so that you are not hurting them. 

2 comments:

  1. Ana - yes, I agree. Most people want to be different but are to afraid to do so. They fear the repercussions of their family, friends, etc. This is a good rant, but remember you need to have a clear distinction between your topics (connect to text, connect to self, connect to world).

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  2. It would be such a unique experience if we as idividuals who are considered to be normal, could experience what it would be like to be around a crazy person. However, what is crazy? And what is normal? And vis versa. Are we actually he crazy ones while the ones whom are crazy are actually normal human beings? I ask myself these questions while reading your blog. Reffering this back to the book, Mcmurphy seems to be well aware of his enviornment and nothing does not seem to be wrong with him physically or mentally. Mcmurphy could be seen as a perfect example of someone whom portrays normal charactertics however seen to be a rebel, is amongst individuals whom are considered to be crazy. He is able to have that experience of seeing the difference between ‘normal’ individuals and ‘insaine” indivuals. He is able to notice their flaws as indivuals and tries to help them. Although, i consider the fact that all of the patients had checked themself into the ward. In so, i ask myself this, are the patients maybe way to normal for the insaine corrupt society in being the reason why they checked themselves into the ward? So, is society really insaine and the patients are realistically normal? Maybe the outside world and the indivuals witin the society are really insainly too much for these patients at the ward to handle. This all leads back to the question you proposed earlier, What is insanity? And what is normal?

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