Through McMurphy’s attempt to lift the control panel in the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey, the author, is able to demonstrate the importance of persevering and trying even when there is no chance of success. During his attempt to lift the control panel, McMurphy realizes that the control panel is too heavy for him to lift, but he continues to give it all his effort even though he knows he will fail. Even though McMurphy know he will not achieve his goal, he still tries because he is brave enough to. He understands that unless he takes a chance to do the impossible he will not be able to achieve anything. In the novel, the entire ward wants change to be instilled in the hospital, but the ward is too afraid to try. They live
