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Although conformity is our act or behaviour that corresponds to society’s accepted standards, rules or norms, it can be either chosen or forced. From the various texts studied in class, a great deal has been learnt about those who choose to rebel and are thus named ‘odd one out’. The texts One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey; Dermott by Colin Thiele; Larson cartoon (1982); Girl, Interrupted (1999, Columbia Tristar); and Matilda by Roald Dahl all portray a rebel that is rejected by society. Of the rebels some choose to be an odd one out, and others are forced, but they are all labelled the same. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Randall McMurphy is an excellent example of a non-conformist who has chosen to be a rebel. McMurphy enters the ward and instantly gives the impress of an odd one out “Still, even though I can’t see him, I know he is no ordinary admission”. McMurphy arrives with a “leather jacket, and a cap covering his red hair”. His first rebellious action was shown through his refusal to shower, “they showered me this morning at the courthouse, and last night at the jail…” This shows that although in his situation conformity is thrust upon him, he continues to rebel at the norms of s