The marginalized groups in both texts, the "mentally ill" as well as the genetically inferior, are constantly seen trying to take over control of power. For example, in Cuckoo's Nest, McMurphy, the protagonist of the novel, seems to have the main goal of trying to change the power dynamic within the psychiatric ward in favor of the patients. McMurphy is often seen pushing the boundaries of the ward's rules in order to show that Nurse Ratched's power is nothing more than an illusion. Kessey showed it through the pattern of the glass. Glass is commonly mentioned in the novel and symbolizes the divide between those who have power and those who do not. When McMurphy broke the nurse's window to retrieve a pack of cigarettes, this represented McMurphy crossing the invisible divide and shattering the illusion of power the nurse held over the ward. Similarly, in Gattaca, a shift in power dynamics can be seen as Vincent fakes his identity to move from the lower class of society to the elite. These power shifts are representative of the struggle and difficulties that marginalized groups in society have had to overcome. This is also seen through the symbolic nature of the scene where Eugene drags himself up the staircase in Gattaca. The staircase itself is shaped like a double helix, the shape of DNA. This ascension symbolizes his overcoming the limitations that society imposes on him due to his