The ending, for me, was really unexpected. Bromden kills McMurphy for his own good so he does not have to suffer any further as a “vegetable” (322). He hopes to spare McMurphy ay further suffering that he may endure in the ward, because he can no longer defend himself and is subject to whatever Nurse Ratched may do to him. Also, by killing McMurphy, Bromden is freeing him from the ward, which is what he wanted. Through McMurphy's actions and sacrificial death, the men were psychologically saved. Chief Bromden's escape signifies the men’s rebirth into the outside world. I just wish McMurphy would have been able to escape with them. Even in his death, McMurphy still inspired the other men to believe in themselves and rise above what people have
