Comparisons in the Christ-like characteristics between McMurphy and Jesus Throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ there are signs that McMurphy is a comic Christ-like figure; despite his apparent faults and shortcomings‚ his actions match that of a tragic hero who saves his people. McMurphy may be considered boorish and in many ways immoral‚ however‚ he has other characteristics that resemble Christ- McMurphy has a modest background as a logger‚ he helps his people rise up against the
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the image of gambling vs. playing it safe‚ whether in literal card games or as a way of living. The mental ward’s new patient‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy‚ is a self-described “gambling fool” (12)1‚ while his opposer‚ “Big Nurse” Ratched‚ forces the “Acute” patients to play it safe by trying to keep the ward in order with her mechanical routine. As McMurphy influences the men on the ward to be individuals‚ gambling becomes a part of the everyday routine. Eventually‚ the men on the ward begin taking
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Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” written by Ken Kesey the main character of the novel‚ McMurphy deliberately sacrificed his own ultimate freedom in order to highlight his noble character. His ultimate sacrifice of freedom highlights McMurphy’s value set on the well being and pure freedom of others. The others in this case being patients within the ward. Within the novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” protagonist McMurphy often creates an upstir within the ward. Throughout the novel a reader may also
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quest that a hero must take consist of seven traditional steps. By becoming selfless like McMurphy did in‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ in order to help the others around him to achieve the goal of becoming a hero. One is also considered to be a hero when he or she stands up against fear and shows courage towards a greater power. These basic concepts of hero are shown in the character Randle Patrick McMurphy. In the novel McMurphry sacrifices himself to go on his hero conquest to help the patients
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than it does help them. Chief Bromden goes through struggles in his life at the ward in order to become clear minded and confident again. McMurphy is a new patient in the ward and he brings a new perspective to the ward. He shows the patients that Nurse Ratched is human and can be beaten. Throughout the novel‚ Chief Bromden undergoes a catharsis through McMurphy by pushing him towards clarity to escape the fog and give the patients confidence in themselves. The role Chief Bromden plays in the
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more secretly‚ so that all of Ratcheds’ patients think that they are in great hands. Throughout the book Ratched starts to lose her authority‚ because of Randle McMurphy (McMurphy). When McMurphy first comes to Ratcheds’ institution McMurphy informs all the other patients that at that point he was going to be the top dog. When McMurphy came to the institution Ratched knew that he was going to be a problem‚ because of the way he introduced‚ and intimidated all of the other patients. “The Big Nurse
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and the setting is what made the film very enjoyable. In the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest “Mac” McMurphy‚ a man with several assault convictions to his name‚ finds himself in jail once again. Rather than spending his time in jail‚ he convinces the guards that he’s crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a mental hospital. It is found out early in the movie that McMurphy is not actually "crazy" or mentally ill. He came to the mental institution because he did not want to participate
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medical community. When Randle McMurphy arrives as a transfer from the Pendleton Work Farm‚ Bromden senses that something is different about him. McMurphy swaggers into the ward and introduces himself as a gambling man with a zest for women and cards. After McMurphy experiences his first Group Meeting‚ he tells the patients that Nurse Ratched is a ball-cutter. The other patients tell him that there is no defying her‚ because in their eyes she is an all-powerful force. McMurphy makes a bet that he can make
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follow a change of fortune. The plot starts off with a criminal named McMurphy‚ transferring to a mental institute for evaluation after raping a minor. He seems to find this a good way to avoid working in prison‚ but soon comes across conflicts with Nurse Mildred Ratched‚ who is in charge of all the patients there. Nurse Ratched frightens the patients‚ putting them through many unpleasant medial treatments. Seeing this‚ McMurphy takes on the role of “leader” over the patients‚ which includes Billy
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context by how the character’s use it. The first character to master it is the antagonist Nurse Ratchet. She uses it to manipulate patients to manage her mechanically structured ward. The other character is the (antagonist‚ protagonist?) patient McMurphy. He on the other hand manipulates people to help them grow or gain money. These two characters also go head to head with the power of deceptive manipulation as their weapons. Nurse Ratchet is the boss of the ward‚ in which the events of the novel
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