Randle McMurphy

iron fist of the head nurse, Nurse Ratched, until a new, rambunctious patient, R. P. McMurphy, alters the power structure of the ward through actions of defiance. This change causes Chief Bromden to regain confidence in his ability to make his own decisions, and to recognize his size and strength. However, after McMurphy is given a lobotomy to control his rebellious behavior, Bromden determines to free McMurphy from his suffering by ending McMurphy’s life. Although some may consider Chief…

end of the novel, McMurphy is defeated as the institution killed him inside. “They were taking him through the tunnel. He beat up two of the attendants and escaped. ” (Quote from the movie). His fellow patients thought he escaped but he was really taken by the doctors a the took out part of his brain through a lobotomy, leaving him in a physical struggle. Chief saved him the unnecessary pain by choking him to death. I would say that this…

the novel, narrator Chief Bromden describes the events that happen in his day to day life after a new ward patient, Randle McMurphy, is admitted. Throughout most of the story, McMurphy constantly challenges the Big Nurse in charge of the ward, Nurse Ratched, and ridicules her futile attempts to force him to conform to the monotonous life shared by the other patients. Although McMurphy is able to change many of the patient’s lives for the better, Nurse Ratched ultimately wins by essentially…

Nietzsche was a German philosopher born in 1844. Much of his work was published. He was considered to be a huge influence on the western philosophy and modern intellectual philosophy. He was a philosopher, cultural critic, and essayist. He wrote on truth, history, morality, cultural theory, human consciousness, language, power, and even the meaning of existence. Nietzsche believed that as humans we fundamentally want power and always attempt to inflict our will upon others. He believed to live…

When McMurphy steps onto the scene he is given a role as various, being depicted as one who does not have a place with the acutes but rather likewise does not have a place with the chronics. McMurphy is appeared on his first day acquainting himself with all patients, acutes, chronics, walkers wheelers, and vegetables alike.This catches Chief off guard as he is not accustom to seeing a man come into the ward with so much life remaining in his body and mind. McMurphy 's perspective of…

sexually challenged Randle McMurphy is compared to this same Jesus. And even though McMurphy was more than likely not welcomed to earth by shepherds and hosts of angels or presented with gifts of gold and myrrh and frankincense, his contribution to Chief Bromden’s and the other patients’ overall well-being is similar to Jesus’ contribution, on a slightly larger scale, to his disciples and the world's well-being. This comparison is evident as a result of the various times in which McMurphy…

Ratched is made to look like an emasculating monster by the ward and McMurphy further proves this opinion when he acts against the very foundation laid down by Nurse Ratched. In reality when rules are laid down, people who do not follow these rules are punished and in certain situations may look like the better person but the truth is that laws and rules are put into place for the benefit of the people. Within the film McMurphy constantly breaks rules…

Randle Patrick McMurphy mockingly pronounces it "rat shed", showing that she has rodent like characteristics of working discreetly, rapidly, and to the impediment of her casualties. Rats were the bearers of the Black Plague amid the Middle Ages, and Ratched contaminates…

Manipulation is a great way to make sure that control is maintained over a period of time. This is evident in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, when Nurse Ratched and Randle McMurphy battle for power. Ken Kesey, the author of the novel, worked in a psychiatric ward during the 1960’s. These experiences affected him and led to him writing this novel. The events that happened in the novel can be related to how Hitler maintained power throughout the same decade that the novel was written. Hitler…

development of Randle McMurphy. McMurphy is the bold protagonist of the novel who exemplifies sexuality, freedom, and confidence. Kesey established a depressing atmosphere within the psychiatric ward where most of the story takes place. Throughout the novel, McMurphy experiences difficult situations that lead to his development as a role model the other patients follow. As the novel progresses, patients of the ward grow to like McMurphy and find inspiration from him. When McMurphy makes his…