The ending to Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, showcases the dramatic conclusion of the epic war between Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy. Both sides fought well and hard, and while each won their own victories and battles, Randle Patrick McMurphy came out as the winner. In a matter of weeks, McMurphy manages to break down the walls of the Combine and give the patients a glimpse of freedom and opportunity. He reveals the true nature of Nurse Ratched and the institution’s intentions to the patients spotlighting how the ward has deprived them of their human rights. McMurphy left so much of an impact within the ward community that a majority of the acutes decided to leave the ward either signing out or moving someplace
