I also agree that the patients will not be able to find the courage to leave the ward even if they are "cured". They have been trapped for so long and...

In this section we see Harding ask McMurphy why he's "let up" on Nurse Ratched after having her "on the ropes". Why did he let up? What is the effecti...

I like how you create possible outcomes for if McMurphy won or did not win and what would happen to the ward with either outcome.

I agree that McMurphy does make the patients feel more human rather than making them feel like monsters.

I believe that Ms.Ratched should win control over the ward, even though she has been portrayed as evil and cruel throughout the book from the perspect...

Do you think his schizophrenia is getting worse each time the doctors are shocking him or is it possible that the fog is the schizophrenia possibly ge...

I agree with you that it is possible that they were sending the Chief to electroshock therapy because they saw the signs of his schizophrenia. They ma...

Insane asylums during the 1820s and beyond were extremely neglected and the mental health of people was not properly being accounted for. Mentally ill...

I like how you mentioned that since McMurphy has made more of an appearance in the book, the dialog has increased. I did not even make that connection...

I agree that Nurse Ratched is manipulating the patients in order for them to comply to her standards and tries to pin them against one another.

I also agree that the Chief could possibly have schizophrenia and that he is the only one who views the combine in the way he does.

I agree with your statement about how people and place's have a distinctive scent and I agree that the Chief did notice the sudden change.

McMurphy’s flaunting of his confidence has influenced the rest of the ward to believe that they too may be able to find their own confidence. McMurphy...

I agree with you FPerrier that the Chief is very intelligent and over analyzes everything in order to have a better perspective on the evil that is ov...

McMurphy’s overall influence on the ward has been quite astounding. He has found a way to unite the Acutes and the Chronics after being secluded from ...