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    normal society. When McMurphy first meets him‚ he believes that Bibbit is no crazier than the average guy. *find quote* Bibbit remains trapped under his mother’s control as she maintains a close relationship with Nurse Ratched. The fear these women cause in his life is so great that it creates an uncontrolled stutter. Although resistant at first‚ Bibbit began to trust McMurphy after he makes them realize that Nurse Ratched is not always acting in their best interest. McMurphy believing in Bibbit allowed

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    victory‚ ripple into much larger victories in the battles to come. As a revolutionist‚ you set an example for others to follow and in essence pave the way for others to follow. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo ’s Nest‚ the main character‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy

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    Read: 10/10-10/15 Original Summary: McMurphy wishes to go on a fishing trip with the other patients and a prostitute he knows‚ but Nurse Ratched denies him permission. The doctor later ends up allowing them to go‚ but Chief has an internal conflict within himself on whether or not he should go with them and risk revealing that he isn’t actually deaf and dumb. Later that night‚ Chief accidentally reveals to McMurphy that he can hear and talk‚ and when McMurphy tells him that he should expose everything

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    healing powers of R.P. McMurphy on the patients of the mental hospital. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest takes place in a mental health facility in Oregon. A new patient named McMurphy gets transferred to the ward‚ secretly trying to get out of labor duty in prison. What ensues during his stay changes the lives of all on the ward. McMurphy’s therapeutic healing power‚ his fishing trip‚ and his self sacrifice represent him as a strong Christ figure in the story. McMurphy has a strong healing power

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    reliable narrator‚ he truly does care about the patients and consider others before even thinking about himself. For example‚ he backed up McMurphy when he was standing up for a fellow patient even though he knew there would be a great deal of consequences. Bromden’s only fear is becoming part of what he calls the Combine‚ which is how he believes the world works. McMurphy is his hope that the Combine hasn’t completely worked; this fills him with life and something to fight for. In conclusion‚ One Flew

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    like how she is controlling them so they find ways to make her crack. Kesey shows similarities between the Declaration of Independence and what is going on in the book‚ McMurphy and the other patients are trying to replace the authority in the ward just as the people have America have the right to do with the government. McMurphy tries to get Nurse Ratched to crack and show her weakness. He tries anything and everything to make her explode so people see she isn’t as strong as she looks. Big Nurse

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    picaresque novel‚ but it has some contradicting elements as well. Randle McMurphy is the main character in the novel. He is seen at the picaro. The Novel takes place in a Mental Hospital. McMurphy is sent there to finish out he sentence. He was charged for gambling‚ battery and statutory rape. He thinks this will make his sentence easier then jail. However he doesn’t realize Nurse Ratchet is in charge of his Ward. McMurphy realizes how harsh Ratchet is after his first group therapy. He sees how the

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    The six psychological approaches are biological‚ learning or behavioral‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ psychodynamic‚ and humanistic. Each approach is unique in its own way and used by psychiatrists to diagnose the problem. A biological approach is applied when the there is a known medical condition. The medical condition normally connects to mental health‚ and the solution comes from therapy. This particular approach looks at the whole body. The learning or behavioral approach is all about analyzing

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    citizens was Jack Kerouac. Kerouac became the leader of the Beat Movement. Kerouac led many young Americans to rebel against conformity in the 1950’s (Halberstam). Randal P. McMurphy is the main character in Kesey’s novel and his actions parallel those of Kerouac’s. Both men lead rebellions against conformity. McMurphy enters a mental institution and is instantly intrigued by the patients’ willingness to adhere to all the harsh rules set by Nurse Ratched. Through both men’s stories come ups

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    story’s narrator‚ erases his background story‚ and makes him a less important character. In the film‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy is clearly the hero. The reason for this is that if the movie used Chief as the narrator‚ they would have to include all his background information. These details would most certainly not interest the viewers and would only make the film longer. Hence‚ they made McMurphy the main character to save them from writing about the Chief. Many important aspects of the book were eliminated

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