ns can be seen in the flaws that both Kesey and Miller expose in society. Although the authors use different times in American history to express their viewpoint, Miller the nineteenth Century and Kesey the early 1960's era of 'scientific advancement', clearly society is portrayed as a dictatorial monster that wields far too much power, and subsequently holds a noose around the necks of its people, unethically eliminating any individual that dares to oppose its authority. Kesey through his character "Chief Bromden" blatantly labels society as an inhuman, mechanical, power hungry "Combine", a "vast efficient mechanism that would function quite well were" the individual "not thrust upon it". Hytner with Miller's play, on the other hand, employs much more subtle methods to lead one to such a belief. Salem's so called justice system, comprised
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