From the moment the apple touched Eve's lips, women have been seen as the embodiment of all that is evil. This reflects misogynistic societal beliefs that women are inferior to men Even though many prejudices against women are hidden in modern American society, some misogynistic stereotypes are still present in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, many misogynistic and sexist undertones can be seen in a position of authority over a large group of men and is seen as a tyrannical and unfair leader although most of her methods would have been considered horrible when used. by anyone, the saturation of bad women in the novel creates an unfavorable image of women in general. The balance of power in the room is never equal; it is in the hands of women or men. Nurse Ratched is determined to take power from the men, while McMurphy is determined to win it back. A situation is created in which each group attempts to take power from the other. Kesey's misogynistic tones create the feeling that men and women cannot be equal; for one to rise, the other must fall. One of the defining characteristics that men embody is their virility. Take away this virility and the person is deprived of power, thus becoming asexual. One of the methods Nurse Ratched uses to extract power is metaphorical castration. As soon as he arrived in the department, McMurphy understood the nurse's methods. He knows that “what she is is a ball-cutter…[she’s] trying to weaken you” (54). McMurphy goes on to tell the men that by removing their balls, the nurse is taking away a source of their strength. By implying that men's power lies in their sexuality, Kesey is giving in to sexual stereotypes about men. In the middle of a paper, this is done in a completely passive way, and it sometimes seems as if it is doing nothing at all. The ruse demonstrated by the nurse is that Kesey says that women realize that they do not have the inherent powers of men. The nurse is afraid of McMurphy and so must remove the parts of him that pose a threat. In doing so, she must remove what makes him a man. The misogyny Kesey demonstrates shows women as exploiters, which ironically is what the nurse calls McMurphy. The nurse creates a room full of asexual robots. McMurphy is the hero because he breaks the mold. Women have always tried to break out of what they are trapped in and are often the ones to encourage others to do so as well. Kesey's words create a world in which women want everyone to fit, while being the main obstacles between men and their freedom..