One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Women

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed.  If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes."  They will say, "Women don't have what it takes."  ~Clare Boothe Luce

Women have always been oppressed through out history. Even today, women are expected to fail. That's why women work ten times harder to make sure that they do not fail. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the person in power is Nurse Rachet. Though she abuses her power, she tries to not fail as a nurse. Cuckoo's Nest takes women's role into a new light. Usually women are portrayed as stupid, soft, and beautiful. However, not every women is like that. Is is stereotypical for women to be portrayed as this? Nurse Rachet is a perfect example that women can try hard, and succeed without falling into a stereotypical aspect of what women are considered.