I have only recently reacquired.” Chief Bromden appears to have experienced
Alcohol Use Disorder
at times during his life cycle. adolescence are predominantly negative ones.
Why does Chief Bromden see fog?
In this novel, fogs symbolize a lack of insight and an escape from reality. When Bromden starts to slip away from reality, because of his medication or out of fear,
he hallucinates fog drifting into the ward
.
What disabilities does Chief Bromden have?
Chief Bromden is the son of the chief of the Columbia Indians and a white woman. He suffers from
paranoia and hallucinations
, has received multiple electroshock treatments, and has been in the hospital for ten years, longer than any other patient in the ward.
Was McMurphy lobotomized?
McMurphy
is given a lobotomy for his attack on Nurse Ratched
. When he is returned to the ward after the operation, he is a vegetable. That same night, Bromden suffocates McMurphy with a pillow.
What mental disorder does McMurphy have?
Jack Nicholson's R.P. “Mac” McMurphy, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest's protagonist, has
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
, three times more likely in men than women.
Why does Chief Bromden talk to McMurphy?
He helps the inmates beat the orderlies in a game of basketball.
A further breakthrough toward life and health
occurs with the Chief's first words, spoken to McMurphy to thank him not just for the comfort of a stick of gum but also for the example of his courage.
What do keys symbolize in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
Orderlies control and discipline the men, and they use their keys to lock them down at night and release them in the morning. For McMurphy, keys are
the means to escape
. He is able to drive the men away for a fishing trip, because the keys to the bus are in the ignition.
Why does Nurse Ratched call McMurphy McMurry?
Ratched has hung a “plaque of cooperation” in her ward, suggesting that her patients' zombie-like placidity is worthy of a reward.
She repeatedly misstates McMurphy's name
, calling him “McMurry,” as if to imply that names and other markers of individuality are unimportant and negligible.
What does Nurse Ratched symbolize?
A former army nurse, Nurse Ratched represents
the oppressive mechanization, dehumanization, and emasculation of modern society
—in Bromden's words, the Combine. Her nickname is “Big Nurse,” which sounds like Big Brother, the name used in George Orwell's novel 1984 to refer to an oppressive and all-knowing authority.
Are lobotomies still done today?
Lobotomy is rarely, if ever, performed today
, and if it is, “it's a much more elegant procedure,” Lerner said. “You're not going in with an ice pick and monkeying around.” The removal of specific brain areas (psychosurgery) is only used to treat patients for whom all other treatments have failed.
How many people died from ice pick lobotomy?
Of Freeman's 3,500 patients, for example,
perhaps 490 died
. Like Howard Dully, many who received lobotomies didn't know what had changed until years later. Some never discovered the secret of their lobotomy at all.
Who kills McMurphy?
Because the scars mark the final victory of rules and conformity over freedom and the individual, which
Chief
expresses when he says, “Oh no. I'm not going without you, Mac.” That's why Chief decides to kill McMurphy.
Is McMurphy actually mentally ill?
The violent patient, however,
isn't actually mentally ill
; he's a convict named McMurphy who faked insanity so he could finish his sentence in a mental hospital instead of a prison. He's caused a lot of problems in the hospital by encouraging the other patients to stand up to the head nurse's abuses.
What crime did McMurphy commit?
Randle Patrick McMurphy is an Irish American brawler found guilty of
battery, gambling and statutory rape
. He is a Korean War veteran who was a POW during the war and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a breakout from a Chinese camp, but was dishonorably discharged for insubordination.
What happened to McMurphy at the end of Cuckoo's Nest?
The patients transfer to other wards or check themselves out of the hospital.
Bromden suffocates McMurphy in his bed
, enabling him to die with some dignity rather than live as a symbol of Ratched's power.
Is Peter in Ratched the chief?
The characters of Nurse Ratched and
Chief
Bromden appear as recurring characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time, where they are portrayed by Ingrid Torrance and Peter Marcin. Netflix and Ryan Murphy produced a prequel series titled Ratched which follows Sarah Paulson as a younger version of Nurse Ratched.
