Chapter 1 - 5
What does the Chief mean when he
says "It's the truth even if it didn't happen"?
Chief has a mental illness, and he's essentially doesn't
have a clear mind. Chief is saying that he is a trustworthy narrator, and this
is for the reader to decide if he is or not. Chief doesn’t really have a mental
illness, in fact he pretends he’s deaf.
How does McMurphy differ from the
other patients on the ward?
McMurphy differs from the other patients because he doesn't
have anyone to care about or to bring him to his knees (what Chief believes). McMurphy
is very outgoing and gets “the boys” of the ward together, he’s “the life of
the party”. Also, McMurphy is different because he’s in the asylum to get out
of a jail sentence, unlike the other men whom actually have some sort of mental
illness.
Chapter 6 - 10
Is the Doctor a friend or enemy of
McMurphy? What theme is advanced by the Doctor's response to McMurphy?
I don’t believe that McMurphy and the Doctor are not really
friends, but I believe that the Doctor is manipulated by McMurphy. Although
McMurphy breaks the rules several times like the fishing trip, carnival, and
party, the Doctor respects McMurphy and keeps him in the asylum.
Why have Chapter 10? What's its
purpose?
Chapter is spent describing “the boys” playing monopoly,
joking, the games goes on and on, with the boys teasing and screwing around
with each other and giving each other a hard time. I believe the purpose of
this chapter is to show the relationship between these men, and how they could
have fun in the asylum, although it’s a horrifying place.
Chapter 11 - 15
How does McMurphy's laughter keep
him safe?
I think McMurphy’s laughter keeps him sane, which mostly
keeps him safe from being exactly like the people in the asylum. Also, his
laughter keeps nurse Ratched out of his head, and he can laugh away the thought
of her.
The irony of the Public Relation
man's statement "A man that would run away from a place as nice as this,
why; there'd by something wrong with him." is fairly obvious. Explain it
anyway.
Why does the fog make Bromden feel safe?
What is significant about Old
Rawler's method of suicide?
The significance of Old Rawler’s method of suicide is the
fact that he casterated himself shows that it’s sort of like the feelings the
people have towards the ward, and the feelings that Old Rawler has toward it. The
ward is like li
Chapter 16 – 20
How does Cheswick's death
demonstrate the influence McMurphy has over the patients?
Now that Cheswick is dead, McMurphy feels like he can now
help the other patients.
In chapter 20, again with the
mechanical imagery. Why?
There is mechanical imagery in chapter 20 because McMurphy
has stopped being the instigator and he’s trying to get out of the ward and
Ratched is in control of the patients again.
Chapter 21 - 25
What theme does the interaction
between Harding and his wife reinforce?
The fact that Harding and his wife argue about who is in
charge of the marriage, it shows that there is a battle of the sexes. Meaning
there is actually a fight about who is the better sex. This relationship is
just like the one nurse Ratched has with the men of the asylum, she kind of
wants to show them that she’s the better one.
Describe the overall effect of the
fishing trip on the patients.
The fishing trip benefitted the patients by allowing them to
actually have fun and get the thought of being locked in an asylum out of their
head. Most of the patients, including Chief value the outside civilization and
how it has changed since they have been locked up in the asylum. Most of the
patients have fun, but McMurphy whom is having a hard time facing his past.
Chapter 26 - 29
Why does McMurphy reject Harding's
escape plan?
He rejects it because the escape seem like it’s something off
of a bad robber movie.
Would you smother McMurphy?
Yes I would, to put him out of his misery.
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