Mcmurphy As A Christ Figure Analysis

A Christ Figure is a character in literature whose actions and intentions resemble those of Jesus Christ. In the three works of literature that we have discussed, each character exemplifies key aspects that relate closely with those of Jesus Christ. Though the three separate works each shows evidence of characters being a Christ Figure, they do so in their own unique way.
A Separate Peace is a story that tells of Gene’s recollection of his closest friend Phineas life, death and the many events that occur at boarding school. Finny is a strong character with a boisterous personality and is the image of a perfect person to his best friend, Gene. Finny shapes Gene’s personality by taking him to the beach and showing him that he should be more …show more content…
McMurphy is a loud, rebellious character and his many efforts to fight for what is right for the patients exhibits key characteristics of those of a Christ Figure. “Nobody can tell why exactly he laughs; there’s nothing funny going on”,(page 12, Kesey).McMurphy, the moment he enters the mental institution automatically changes the attitude of the patients by bringing something odd, laughter. The patients idolize McMurphy and even more so when he performs miracle like actions, for example, when he was able to set up the fishing trip and bringing the prostitute. Just as he shares emotional characteristics with Christ, he also shares a physical resemblance. McMurphy shares a head wound at the end of the novel, which acts as a connection to the wound of Christ by the crown of thorns during the crucifixion. In relation to the event leading up to Christ 's death, McMurphy hosts a Last supper with his closest friend or disciples, he even mixes grape juice with cough syrup at the gathering that closely resembles that of wine used at the Last …show more content…
Cool Hand Luke is a film about Luke and the struggles that life in a prison work camp brings. Luke slowly works himself into being accepted more by the inmates, especially after he wins everyone out of their money in the poker game. This miracle like event soon gains him respect, which leads to him gaining some followers, even more so after Luke was able to eat fifty raw eggs in a short amount of time. In the film, Luke endures painful events just as Christ has. Luke gets into a nasty fight with Dragline and refuses to back down leading in more pain. Luke does show compassion and care for others around him, he is a representation of hope. When they were paving the road Luke encouraged Dragline to make it a race and do a speedy job, everyone rushes to get it done and because of that they were able to finish working early, and they were able to see the sunset