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asmith23
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RE: Chapters 24-25 (pages 205-258; all of part 3)

I agree with your ending. McMurphy's influence really helped the men grow. The unplanned influence definitely outweighed the planned! You said it perf...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 26-30 (261-325; Finish the book)

I 100% agree with everything you said, especially McMurphys. He had to die for everyone to realize that they were wasting their lives by just letting ...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 26-30 (261-325; Finish the book)

Billy: His self-confidence skyrocketed due to McMurphy, but this was a part of his downfall. He ended up sleeping with the women McMurphy had brought ...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 24-25 (pages 205-258; all of part 3)

Throughout part three McMurphy actively is trying to get the people on the ward to come together. He actively tries to make a basketball team, a socce...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 19-23 (pages176-201 finish part 2)

I like how you mention the patient's perspectives on the treatments they're given. The fact that the voluntary patients chose to stay rather than leav...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 19-23 (pages176-201 finish part 2)

In saying this I believe McMurphy is right, the patients just think it's easier to stay than leave. They are taking the easier way out. If they think ...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 19-23 (pages176-201 finish part 2)

I agree with your interpretation a lot, it seems as though McMurphy trying to help them was a sort of entertainment for them as you said. But I think ...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 19-23 (pages176-201 finish part 2)

In this chapter, McMurphy learns that all the patients on the ward are voluntary, there by choice, and not committed like he is. This causes him to le...

2 years ago
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RE: Cuckoo's Nest 10-15 (pages 117-148; Finish Part 1)

I think the fog is him pulling himself into his own world, not wanting to deal with the issues at hand. Instead, his brain pulls himself back as a def...

2 years ago
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RE: Cuckoo's Nest 10-15 (pages 117-148; Finish Part 1)

PTSD is a major illness I believe him to have. He portrays this a lot when he goes into his own space.

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 5-6

I think he's definitely going to cause trouble, but the patients need to see this happen. This helps with changing their perspective on the situations...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 16-18 (pages 149-175)

I agree with Faith's point, although your view made me reconsider. It almost seems like Ms.Ratched becomes happy with having the patients under her co...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 16-18 (pages 149-175)

I agree with you about how McMurphy being a better leader for the ward than the nurse. The nurse isn't taking into consideration the patient's happine...

2 years ago
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RE: Chapters 16-18 (pages 149-175)

I believe that McMurphy should win the “battle for control” over the ward. Although McMurphy is a character that is odd he has good intentions. McMurp...

2 years ago
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RE: Cuckoo's Nest 10-15 (pages 117-148; Finish Part 1)

At the time “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was written mental health was still fairly new. According to the US Mental Health Timeline, mental healt...

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