People fight for freedom from confinement, no matter what sacrifices they might make along the way. Once people have been cut off from freedom, they begin to give up things such as safety and possessions to try to regain that once obtainable self independence. The narrator from this novel explains certain events that portray rebellion against the abuse of power. Chief remembered the first time he met McMurphy, “but then's when I remember thinking that he was laughing because he wasn't fooled for one minute by my dear-and-dumb act…” (pg.24) Chief pretended to be deaf and dumb when in reality, all he was trying to do was gain a little more freedom. By pretending to be someone else, big nurse and the black boys would not manage to take absolute
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McMurphy, further on in the novel, was discussing escape with the patients and the decided that they needed something heavy enough to break through the window. He said, “What would be wrong with using this panel? It don’t look nailed down’… ‘Goddammit, i sure as hell did that much, now didn't I?” (pg. ) Mcmurphy shows the most simple and common way of trying to gain freedom; escape. He was willing to sacrifice his safety to try to escape, and tried to show the others that the least they could do is try. His actions then inspired Chiefs escape at the end of the book. McMurphy inspired the others to try anything they could, even if they thought nothing would work. He has also been breaking the rules, and once he was caught he says, “Tough luck -and peels three banana’s right under the black boy’s nose and eats one after the other…” (pg. 103) This patient had another desperate attempt to grasp freedom by disobeying most of the rules placed by Nurse Ratched. When every patient is given strict rules, they are not allowed to be themselves and forced in this case to lose their own mind and personality. Mcmurphy tried to break these rules as a form of rebellion and as a way to gain control over his actions, all the while sacrificing safety and his new found life. Everyone who has felt the struggle of confinement, will be lead to the position of sacrifice for the reward of
McMurphy, further on in the novel, was discussing escape with the patients and the decided that they needed something heavy enough to break through the window. He said, “What would be wrong with using this panel? It don’t look nailed down’… ‘Goddammit, i sure as hell did that much, now didn't I?” (pg. ) Mcmurphy shows the most simple and common way of trying to gain freedom; escape. He was willing to sacrifice his safety to try to escape, and tried to show the others that the least they could do is try. His actions then inspired Chiefs escape at the end of the book. McMurphy inspired the others to try anything they could, even if they thought nothing would work. He has also been breaking the rules, and once he was caught he says, “Tough luck -and peels three banana’s right under the black boy’s nose and eats one after the other…” (pg. 103) This patient had another desperate attempt to grasp freedom by disobeying most of the rules placed by Nurse Ratched. When every patient is given strict rules, they are not allowed to be themselves and forced in this case to lose their own mind and personality. Mcmurphy tried to break these rules as a form of rebellion and as a way to gain control over his actions, all the while sacrificing safety and his new found life. Everyone who has felt the struggle of confinement, will be lead to the position of sacrifice for the reward of