That is the goal of the therapeutic community, however, not how it operates. Much like in society, people are pressured to conform and function "normally"--a definition that is left to society to determine, or, in this case, Nurse Ratched. In this Therapeutic Community, she represents society and government. She takes advantage of the Therapeutic Community theories, bringing out dark secrets through manipulation and humiliation in order to keep this "little world" operating smoothly. The patients
Furthermore, like the government in America then and now, the Therapeutic Community is democratic, but like the corruption in the government, Nurse Ratched finds loopholes in the changes made to the policy. She manages the ward like a machine machine in the manner she sees fit, and the only flaw in her machine, much like her overly large bosom, is that the patients are not robots, and have some will of their own to disrupt her system. Similarly, as Madison once wrote, "if all men were angels" many governmental prohibitions would be unnecessary. In fact, government itself may not be necessary, but due to human nature, steps must be taken.
