Authority, power, chaos and order are the main discourses present in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and The Crucible by Arthur Millar. Through the context of each novel, both authors use different dialogue, plots, and situations to convey their point of view to the audience. Comparing the two texts with their similarities and differences, it is clear that the two authors had a different effect on today's audiences. It appears that both texts focus on the theme of power and disempowerment, with the authors using different techniques to get their message across to the audience. Both texts will be discussed in more detail by comparing and contrasting and discussing the description of discourses present in both texts. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest written by Ken Kesey takes place in an Oregon asylum and serves as a study of institutional process and the human mind. The novel was written in 1959 and published in 1962. The Crucible written by Arthur Millar is a 1953 play by the American playwright and is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials which took place in the Massachusetts Bay Province in 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. Together there are many similarities between One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Crucible, both texts are based on a surge of creativity. These are also both periods that encouraged conformity and were based on historical periods of the past. Together the texts were also based on a similar time and place and the characters in both texts were equally afraid of the unknown and the minority. When compared, these two texts have many similarities that are relevant to the middle of the document...... Proctor himself was more indirect in resolving conflicts where he did not want the events that occurred 'were produced occur. . However, McMurphy was trying to change the normal routine and rules of the hospital in order to prove that the other patients were not actually mental. In conclusion, the two texts One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Crucible share many discourses and have obviously been discussed. above. A major theme in both texts is power and loss of power. This theme has affected many characters throughout the plot and situations of the texts. Authority, power, chaos, and order contribute significantly to both texts, and when discussed in more depth, it is clear that these two texts are described differently, with Kesey and Miller both using different techniques to get their audience to believe what their story describes..