A protagonist means it is the main character of the story, they are often considered as a noble hero or a character the audience is supposed to feel most sympathetic for. In the novel, one Flew over the
Cuckoo 's nest entitled by Ken Kesey, McMurphy is believed to be the true protagonist of the novel; due to him being a Christ figure to the patients, his rebellion actions against Nurse Ratched and also his effort on helping the patients to gain back their individuality and masculinity, which ultimately led them to realize that the mental institution is not important to them anymore.
In the Bible, Jesus came into the earth and died for our sins. In contrast, McMurphy came in as a
Christ figure to the patients, as he sacrificed …show more content…
Some of the patients struggled the way they were being treated, as they could not enjoy certain freedoms. McMurphy described the therapeutic meeting as pecking parties, as Nurse
Ratched attacked their weakness. McMurphy began to stand up for the patients by challenging Nurse
Ratched in various ways; such as encouraged the patients to vote on watching the World Series, convinced Dr. Spivey to let the acutes use the tub room, got naked in front of Nurse Ratched and organized a fishing trip for the patients. One of the most important events, would be when McMurphy seated in front of the TV screen and pretended to watch the baseball game, he ignored the warning that
Nurse Ratched gave him and continued to rebel. “You’re committed, you realize. You are ... under the jurisdiction of me ... the staff” (p.83). Surprisingly, the patients also join in with him and rebelled together. Their action was significant, as they had begun to stand up for themselves with dignity.
Another prime event would be when he broke through the window because he wanted his …show more content…
In the novel, Chef Bromden and Billy were considered the weakest character, as they struggled with their emasculation which reflected their character throughout the book. At the beginning, Chief used to be “small” not in physical, but in a mental way. As, he had pretended to be deaf and dumb for his whole life because he wanted to circumvent his weakness and his fear toward the combine. But, when
McMurphy came to the ward, Chief began to change. As McMurphy pulled him out from the frog, where
Chief considered fog to be a safe place because he can ignore reality. Chief slowly became “big”, as
McMurphy constantly listened and talked to Chief, which led him to get back his confidence and step out his confront zone. “He told me not to worry, that he had till six-thirty in the morning to listen if I wanted to practice” (p.122). This lead Chief successfully escaped from the mental institution, as
McMurphy influenced him which made him believed in himself. Without McMurphy’s influenced to him,
Chief will continue to be deaf and dumb, which he will never know how to find himself again and face
Cuckoo 's nest entitled by Ken Kesey, McMurphy is believed to be the true protagonist of the novel; due to him being a Christ figure to the patients, his rebellion actions against Nurse Ratched and also his effort on helping the patients to gain back their individuality and masculinity, which ultimately led them to realize that the mental institution is not important to them anymore.
In the Bible, Jesus came into the earth and died for our sins. In contrast, McMurphy came in as a
Christ figure to the patients, as he sacrificed …show more content…
Some of the patients struggled the way they were being treated, as they could not enjoy certain freedoms. McMurphy described the therapeutic meeting as pecking parties, as Nurse
Ratched attacked their weakness. McMurphy began to stand up for the patients by challenging Nurse
Ratched in various ways; such as encouraged the patients to vote on watching the World Series, convinced Dr. Spivey to let the acutes use the tub room, got naked in front of Nurse Ratched and organized a fishing trip for the patients. One of the most important events, would be when McMurphy seated in front of the TV screen and pretended to watch the baseball game, he ignored the warning that
Nurse Ratched gave him and continued to rebel. “You’re committed, you realize. You are ... under the jurisdiction of me ... the staff” (p.83). Surprisingly, the patients also join in with him and rebelled together. Their action was significant, as they had begun to stand up for themselves with dignity.
Another prime event would be when he broke through the window because he wanted his …show more content…
In the novel, Chef Bromden and Billy were considered the weakest character, as they struggled with their emasculation which reflected their character throughout the book. At the beginning, Chief used to be “small” not in physical, but in a mental way. As, he had pretended to be deaf and dumb for his whole life because he wanted to circumvent his weakness and his fear toward the combine. But, when
McMurphy came to the ward, Chief began to change. As McMurphy pulled him out from the frog, where
Chief considered fog to be a safe place because he can ignore reality. Chief slowly became “big”, as
McMurphy constantly listened and talked to Chief, which led him to get back his confidence and step out his confront zone. “He told me not to worry, that he had till six-thirty in the morning to listen if I wanted to practice” (p.122). This lead Chief successfully escaped from the mental institution, as
McMurphy influenced him which made him believed in himself. Without McMurphy’s influenced to him,
Chief will continue to be deaf and dumb, which he will never know how to find himself again and face