Randle And I

Randle and I

Ken Kesey's novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is about the battle of two opposite wills between two characters, the repressive/oppressive will of Nurse Ratched and the rebellious will of Randle Patrick Murphy, from the view of a schizophrenic named Chief Bromden. Excluding the fishing trip, the majority of the novel is set is in a psychiatric hospital. The patients in the hospital are divided into two, the Acutes and the Chronics. The Acutes are the ones that are considered curable and most of them voluntarily stay in the hospital. The Chronics are the ones that are deemed incurable. Some are considered as Ð''failures'. They are considered as such because of the failed attempts of electric shock therapy and lobotomies done unto them. Mcmurphy enters the hospital where he may or may not be feigning insanity in order to escape the labor in a work farm. His personality gains the trust and recognition of the Acutes and Chief Bromden. Strongly contrasting is Nurse Ratched. This contrasts eventually leading to a series of showdowns. These showdowns would later become serious when the other patients begin to adopt Mcmurphy's attitudes. Not to be outdone, Nurse Ratched retaliates. This struggle leads to Mcmurphy's lobotomy and death and Nurse Ratched's short Ð'- lived victory and subsequent defeat.

Randle Patrick Mcmurphy is the protagonist of the novel. He is a boisterous man whose laugh resounds on the walls of the ward. He is a lusty person as shown by his heterosexual acts. He is profane man who frequently cusses. He is a brawler, seen in his scars in the face and the body. He is a life Ð'- loving and fun Ð'- loving person. Through laughing he can block the pain of a situation. He is a gambler who initiates bets as he sees an opportunity. He is courageous, being able to remain stoic in face of great authority. He has a certain charm that attracted the other patients around him. He is a teacher that invigorated the hearts of his fellow patients and he is a rebel that defied the tyranny of Nurse Ratched. I am the protagonist of my life. Unlike Randle I am not boisterous. I prefer to listen than talk. Like him I am a life Ð'- loving person.