Monday, March 24, 2014

What is unusual about McMurphy?

What isn't unusual about McMurphy?  The word "unusual"
takes on a much different meaning in a mental institution.  I spent the first half of
the book just trying to decide whether he was truly mentally ill or not.  Or whether
many of those inside were.  Clearly, some of his compatriots needed to be
institutionalized, but McMurphy was a match for Nurse Ratched, and the others enjoyed
watching them go back and forth, with McMurphy winning a good deal of the time.  If he
did have mental issues, they didn't affect his intelligence or awareness of himself and
those around him.


His voice and laughter were commanding,
they had a presence that gained attention, both positive and negative from those around
him and the hospital staff.

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