I might frighten some of you at first, and others may think of me as some crazy man who has no business living in a normal society. Well, if you thought any of those, you're wrong. I, Randle McMurphy, might have gotten in four or five fights and have been in jail and the work farm for sometime, but I feel that it is necessary to get certain ideas across to people and violence is usually the only way to do that. However, speaking about the crazy part, I do not feel that I'm crazy. I don't sit and daze out in the middle of nowhere; I don't walk up and down a hallway; I talk and listen and I am able to think on my own. Now, by explaining myself to you, I ask you why I am in this dumb mental hospital talking to people who have no sense about life. In fact, I could not even answer the question but I know that I have no voice in the decision of my presence hear.

I am probably the biggest rebel you will ever see and I do not take dictation very well. When I first came to the hospital, the other patients knew I was different because I did not listen to the black w

The above quote is said by Nurse Ratched who views McMurphy as a dishonest trickster. For a while, the Nurse's approach works, as many of the patients on the ward are convinced that McMurphy was acting solely on the basis of greed. However, I believe there is more to his actions. Far from perfect, McMurphy does act out of greed on multiple occasions, however it doesn't seem to be his only motivation. McMurphy fights the Nurse not only for himself, but for the other patients to benefit as well. In the end, McMurphy sacrifices his life in order to make the other patients happy and comfortable with their conditions.

"Even when he is not laughing, that laughing sound hovers around him,

The Chief knew there was more to McMurphy than what he was made out to be: a strong, arrogant, and rebellious. Yet, after being with McMurphy and seeing how he cared to help the other patients, the Chief grew closer to McMurphy and was astonished at his ability to stand up for what he believed in, which was to allow people happiness and freedom. By thinking so, McMurphy showed that his character is more than just standing up for what he believed but is geared toward helping the other patients enjoy life. And that is one of his best characteristics.

As I look back at what I had done, I am pleased that I was able to change such a system that was detrimental to the patient's desires to see what life is really about. Even though I did gamble with them in order to make a few bucks, over time I felt that my presence in the mental hospital was really big in the minds of the patients. I was like Christ to them, in that I brought them this new light about life and showed them how to be happy and independent. Also, I consider myself a hero in that I was able to influence the lives of at least twelve patients and I changed their entire perception about life. In doing so, I might have crossed the line a little bit, especially in my last stunt. By bringing prostitutes and alcohol into the hospital, I was sentenced to a lobotomy, which ultimately resulted in my death. Also, I forced Billy to have sex with the prostitute and by doing so, Billy committed suicide because Nurse Ratched threatened him by telling his mother about Billy's incident. In this case I felt very weak and I noticed that as more and more time was spent in the hospital, my mentality became weaker and I was not as emotionally strong. However, that is one thing I sacrificed in order to help the others become more powerful and I have no regrets in my actions.

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