McMurphy, who is committed into a mental ward in Oregon after faking insanity to get,

out of a work camp. Once committed McMurphy challenges the authority of a nurse

named Ms. Ratched. Throughout the story the insubordinate nature of McMurphy

conflicts with the tyrannical style of Ms. Ratched. What conflicts between the two

characters is McMurphy starts to show the other men of the institution that they can open

up and maybe start to become individuals. He tries to bring in laughter, gambling, and

profanity to loosen up some of the patients. Eventually, McMurphy was killed but not

without leaving his mark on the ward.

When you first start to read the book, you will first notice that the story is told by

one of the men who live in the ward. His name is Chief Bromden; a half-Indian who is

one of the long time committed men. Bromden is a key character in the whole book. The

Chief, is a large man in stature standing 6 foot 7 inches tall, but from reading you get the

idea that in his mind he sees himself as a man only two or three feet tall. This could be

the work of the over 200 electro-shock treatments h

the patients wanted to watch the world series and they clearly had a majority, Ms.

been a big reason for his death. He was going "crazy" only harming himself. Like when

hospital. There seemed to be some kind of bond between the two. It was always

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Approximate Word count = 914
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)