Mcmurphy's Analysis

McMurphy strives to get accustomed to the system of the ward as he continues his heroic journey. McMurphy utilizes his keen thinking skills as a mean of achieving his desires because he ensures his decisions are within a boundary of what he is permitted to do. McMurphy capitalizes on the rules to watch the World Series by encouraging a majority to vote for it: “You can get back to the bloody schedule next week, when the Series is over. What do you say, buddies? Let’s take a vote on watching the TV during the afternoon instead of at night” (Kesey 119) McMurphy reveals himself as a tenacious and fearless challenger, who draws up his plan as legitimate as possible to achieve his desires. McMurphy applies John Locke’s philosophy, which emphasizes the rule of free people who govern themselves, to prove legitimacy of his suggestion because McMurphy believes that cooperation among a group of individuals can

McMurphy’s interaction with his peers is used as an approach to turning them into his allies. McMurphy lets his mind open to them and shares his old daily activities to move their hearts. When McMurphy and his peers deal blackjack for cigarettes, “ the cigarettes on each side of [McMurphy] grew in bigger and bigger pyramid stacks … then he started letting them win, lets them win it all back so fast they don’t hardly remember losing” (Kesey 81). McMurphy is a manipulative man who utilizes others’ gullibility to control their mind. McMurphy entices his peers to open their mind to a new lifestyle rather than clinging to their fixed schedule. His approach to making allies parallels with how George from Of mice and men treats Lennie to have him be on his side because both emphasize friendship as a key to encouraging others to get along with