Cuckoo's Nest

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one however, there are times in our lives when we are forced to weigh the consequences and decide whether the risk is worth the reward. In Ken Kesey’s novel about a psychiatric hospital titled, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, we can see how people react to this dilemma. Kesey’s characters range from those who simply complain about their condition or situation to those actually do something about it. People would complain about things when they want to be notice or to start a conversation with others. Pete Bancini is one of the patients who wants attention from others. In the book One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest it claims that, during the meetings Pete would stand up and say “I’m ti-i-uhd,” (Kesey 43). The patients and Nurse Ratched usually argue during their meeting except Pete therefore, he would feel left out and would shout out that he is tired. He …show more content…
Mr. Bromden in the beginning of the book is quiet and does not stand up for himself next in the middle of the novel he starts to protest and in the end he becomes an activist. In the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest it is written, After McMurphy gets lobotomy Mr. Bromden grabs a pillow and “mashed the pillow into” McMurphy’s face, (Kesey 323). McMurphy got lobotomy because he choked Nurse Ratched and when he came back to the room at night time Mr. Bromden went near to his bed. When he saw McMurphy had gotten it Mr. Bromden decided to kill him because Mr. Bromden knew that McMurphy would not be himself anymore which, would make him suffer more. When Mr. Bromden was observing McMurphy’s action he saw it influences other patients to do the right thing and that made Mr. Bromden change as a person. McMurphy’s death shows that being in a psychiatric hospital at this time point was not the best idea. To summarize it up McMurphy help change Mr. Bromden throughout the book and at the end he did what was right even if it means losing a