I loved your analysis of each character and how you brought it full circle with how they were in the beginning. You're analysis of Billy was very hear...

I thought your take on Nurse Ratched's ending was very interesting because when you compare it to the rest of the characters, it does seem like she de...

I really liked how you mentioned that it is McMurphy's personality that changed the ward. Whether he noticed it or not, his compassion for the other p...

Great job explaining how effective McMurphy is in making the other patients feel bigger. I agree that it is the unplanned things that have a lasting i...

I really liked how you said you don't view McMurphy as a quitter. Instead, it seems that he has instead geared his efforts more towards being free tha...

I really liked how you talked about how confusing it can be for the reader to understand why the patients would want to stay in the ward if they're no...

I agree that McMurphy should be the one to win this battle, but I enjoyed reading your reasoning as to why it looks like Nurse Ratched will probably e...

I wrote that I thought McMurphy would win the battle, so I really enjoyed reading a perspective different from mine. You had really strong examples an...

I really liked how you used a personal example of quarantining, especially where it is something we are all familiar with. It does make sense that tim...

Billy’s ending was quite a sad one. While he was able to hook up with a girl and get in with the guys, the shame that he felt after being caught and t...

If there’s one thing that McMurphy is perceived as being, it’s big. He’s big in his actions and mannerisms and choices, he’s physically big, and his i...

McMurphy let up on his fight against Nurse Ratched because he realized that he is committed and not voluntary. A nurse tells him that, “ ‘You’re commi...

Right now, it seems that Nurse Ratched appears to be winning the battle of control over the ward. However, I think that McMurphy should be the one who...

I didn’t realize just how many people were in mental health institutions. I also didn’t know that a new drug came out called Thorazine, which was used...

The smells of dirt and sweat that McMurphy carries on him are probably appealing to Chief because of how new they are. He’s so used to smelling the sa...