ng in these two stories, nor in any other story.
             I plan to take the position that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Cool Hand Luke both possess these deeper levels of meaning.
             The second level on meaning is the level that deals with Society, psychology and morals. Both of these stories dealt with harsh truths about society and had representatives of the basic elements of society: institutions and authority, average societal members and societal outcasts. First, the mental institution and the work camp were representative of society. Both had a strict regimen and no tolerance for those that did not follow or fit into it. The man with no eyes, the head captain and the other leaders of the camp in Cool Hand Luke represent government in our system. Their oppressive nature could be paralleled to the writer's feelings toward our government. The man with no eyes represented the heartlessness that authority in society seems to represent. The fact that you could not see the man's eyes made it as if he had no soul, and, therefore, it was useless to try and appeal to his emotions. The captain or head leader of the authoritative group in the prison camp!
             makes a statement that represents authority as a whole; "Your gonna fit in real good, of course, unless you get rabbit in your blood and you decide to take off for home. You give the bonus system time and a set of leg chains to keep you slowed down just a little bit, for your own good, you'll learn the rules. No, it's all up to you. Now I can be a good guy, or I can be one real mean son-of-a-bitch. It's all up to you." Basically, he's saying that if you will abide by his rules and submit to his authority, you will get along all right. And anyone who doesn't do so will have his life made miserable. This is where the differences between average, "good" citizens and the outcasts come in. The good citizen by societal s...