One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Nonconformist Analysis

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind,” Dr. Seuss. No law or rule is perfect. In fact, society often makes mistakes. This is why some of the great protagonists, whether from novel or history, are indeed nonconformists. In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Randle McMurphy is a great protagonist and nonconformist against the antagonist, Nurse Ratched. I believe that a great protagonist will be, in some way, a nonconformist because if a protagonist was conformist, there most likely would be no reason for an antagonist to arise; also when a protagonist is a nonconformist it gives them nobility. The greatest protagonists, lastly, are those who bring change to the world for the better, which is brought by nonconformists.

If the protagonist was a conformist, there mostly likely wouldn’t be any reason for the antagonist to arise.
Antagonists are very important to the plot line of a story; in order for most antagonists to emerge, a protagonist needs to first materialize as a nonconformist. In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s, McMurphy disagreed with many of The Ward’s policies and was the first patient to stick up for their freedom. This brought out the antagonist Nurse Ratched who tries to stop him. …show more content…

This is why some of the great protagonists, whether from novel or history, are indeed nonconformists. In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Randle McMurphy is a great protagonist and nonconformist against the antagonist, Nurse Ratched. I believe that a great protagonist will be, in some way, a nonconformist because if a protagonist was conformist, there most likely would be no reason for an antagonist to arise; also when a protagonist is a nonconformist it gives them nobility. The greatest protagonists, lastly, are those who bring change to the world for the better, which is brought by