Being an individual means making decisions independently from social opinion. At the same time, a strong commitment to society deprives people of individuality and identity. In the movie called One Flew over the Cuckoo Nest , society takes control over people and, using modern technologies, it suppresses any displays of individuality, as well as natural impulses. In this respect, the film expands on the theme of authenticity and being an individual, which also brightly represented in Kafka’s Metamorphosi s. Specifically, the author sheds light on the consequences of full obsession with the social environment, leading to a loss of connection to the self. In the movie, the story also takes the readers into deeper deliberation on personal identity, as well as the threats of neglecting individuality and authenticity. Thus, loss of individuality has been pressures imposed on the community, inability to communicate with the outer world, as well as the loss of personal identity. The main protagonist in the film, Randle Patrick McMurphy is transferred to a mental hospital institution to monitor his behavior and evaluate his psychological state. At the hospital, the hero establishes his dominance over another mentally impaired patient to persuade them they could be independent of the pressure imposed by medical assistants, particularly by Nurse Mildred Ratched. The protagonist’s reluctance to communicate with the external world is similar to the changes that occurred to the hero of Kafka’s Metamorphoses . Gregor Samsa is detached from the external environment both through evident physical transformations and through the loss of communication. When the hero tries to respond to his family’s questions, his voice breaks and changes, which makes others believe that the protagonist turns into an animal. Misunderstanding with the external world creates the gap between inner life, which is genuinely human and the outside community in which physical appearance matters. Indeed, physical appearance changes Gregor’s perception, as well as his individuality because now he is considered an insect, not a human, despite the presence of features of human behavior. In the movie, McMurphy realizes that society dictates the rules for existence, which discourages individuals to express their identity. The film underscores the importance of languages as one of the components of human identity and individuality. Hence, if a person is deprived of the possibility to speak, he/she loses everything that makes him/her human. Language crisis, therefore, becomes the cornerstone of understanding between the members of the hospital. The failure of communication between nurse professionals and patients closely correlates with the confrontation between Gregor who is placed in the room and the family members that represent the outside world and impose certain pressure on the hero. Losing his identity makes him frustrated because McMurphy’s genuine nature does not coincide with the norms and values accepted in society. In this passage, Kafka pays attention to Gregor’s fight for reconciling his human past and adjusting to the new life of an insect. Therefore, as soon as the hero turns into an animal, his thoughts and behavior begin accommodating to the demands of his new physical appearance. As it turns out later, the main hero o