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Kevin Ballerini

Ms. Ferrara

A.P. English 4

September 18, 2011

Throughout the early parts of the novel the residents of the ward were portrayed to be innocent

men, who for the most part always did as they were told, and the hospital staff was displayed as a

malicious group of wretched beings who seemingly lived to make the lives of the patients worse (of

course thats through a patients perspective). However, McMurphys admittance was seen by the

patients as a coming of a messiah as his arrival sparked new life among the patients granting them back

their individuality and will. Through the length of the novel McMurphy progressively builds the

individuality and will of the patients to be stronger and stronger, but as previously established the

reader first witnesses this newfound sense of boldness when the patients band together in efforts to

watch the World Series. From the readers perspective the instance displays a force for good, the

patients rising above a nefarious body, the hospital staff. Triumph over a villainous group always carries

with it importance; this victory brought with it more confidence for the patients, but for the reader

comes a bettered understanding of the novel as a whole, for the novel illustrates for the reader that the

unbridled will of an outgoing man may triumph over nearly any oppressive force. The first occurrence in

which the underdog, the patients, achieves some sort of victory over the behemoth opponent, the staff,

illuminates for the reader the novels meaning, that an oppressive force can be broken by the will of

many. This happening just acted as a window for the reader to begin to understand the novel as a

whole, as the novel continues to build on the theme of rising against oppression and as the novels

conculsion approaches the reader realizes that the World Series incident began the transformation of

the patients, thus rendering it an illuminating point in the novel.

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Throughout the beginning of the novel, the residents of the ward are portrayed to be innocent,

obedient men, and the hospital staff was displayed as wretched beings that existed only to make the

lives of the patients worse. However, the patients saw McMurphys admittance as a coming of a

messiah sparking new life among the patients and granting them back their individuality and will.

Through the length of the novel McMurphy progressively builds the individuality of the patients to be

strong, but the reader first witnesses this newfound sense of boldness when the patients band together

in efforts to watch the World Series. From the readers perspective this instance displays a force for

good, the patients, rising above a nefarious body, the hospital staff. Triumph over this villainous group

brought with it more confidence for the patients, but for the reader comes a better understanding of

the novel as a whole, which illustrates the unbridled will of one man against many. The first occurrence

in which the underdog, the patients, achieves victory over the staff illuminates the novels meaning, that

an oppressive force can be broken by lesser beings. This happening acted as a window for the reader to

understand the novel entirely, building on the theme of rising against oppression. The reader realizes

that the World Series incident began the transformation of the patients, thus rendering it an

illuminating point in the novel