The second
section of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, deals with
McMurphy getting used to his life in the ward and the group meetings. In these
meetings, the Acutes, which are the patients who can still be cured, verbally attack
each other with the instigation of the Nurse. McMurphy makes a bet with the
other patients that he can make her lose her temper by the end of the week. He
begins to oppose Nurse Ratched in every way possible. One of these ways is by
voting to watch the World Series. Evenually, Chief Bromden raises his hand. I
figured that he would eventually reveal the fact that he is not deaf, but I did
not expect it to happen so soon. It seems to me that the author is trying to
show the human side of the patients. Even though they have mental illnesses,
the Acutes are still very similar to normal men. One important quote is “He who
marches out of step hears another drum.” This basically means that just because
you do not believe what society tells you, you are not necessarily crazy.
McMurphy is trying to tell the other patients that they are not actually
insane. However, the other patients refuse to believe this. I noticed that the
book has four parts. There are chapters of varying lengths in each part. It makes
the book seem less orderly like the mind of an insane person. Anyway, I am
really enjoying this book so far.
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