The utilization of the Psychoanalytical lens is apparent between the character’s actions and the Super Ego when Mc Murphy realizes that doing what he wants to do and not conforming with authority won’t help him. Mc Murphy originally wanted to do what he wanted to do what he wanted to do, go against nurse Ratchet, but her soon realizes it won’t help him any and that we were going to have to conform with Nurse Ratchet and abide by what she says He says that the Big Nurse is just a bitter, icy-hearted old woman, and all this business trying to get him to lock horns with her is a lot of bull-wouldn't do anybody and good, especially him.” (Kesey 38) You damn betcha I'm becoming sly.” (Kesey 165) This shows how he was against Nurse Ratchet and how he was going to do whatever he wanted to do and he was getting good at it.
