Randle Patrick McMurphy savior or con-man? Or maybe both? Mcmurphy a newly introduced character brought into this Oregon psych ward. Narrated by "Chief" Bromden one of the ot her patients viewing this new patient and where the story begins. A tall witty red-haired Irishman Randle Patrick McMurphy enters the institution with a history of assault and recently convicted of statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl. It is obvious from the start of this novel that he is indeed sane, who was wise enough to choose pretend he was insane to become institutionalization rather than living on a work farm as part of his sentence. McMurphy is very charismatic, sexual refers himself as a "gambling fool" who looks out primarily for his own self-interest with his gambling and schemes. His polar opposite Nurse Ratched in the book is the supposed antagonist with her swift subjective justice, womanly figure large breasts, concealed, calm, …show more content…
Introduced in 1938 Electroconvulsive therapy a procedure to produces seizures that are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from psychiatric illnesses. ECT is usually used as a last means to fend off for major depression, schizophrenia, mania and catatonia. Now fortunately in today’s society according to disability laws that if you don’t want the ECT you don’t have to take it as long as there is a written non consent by the patient. McMurphy in his own way was advocating for the need for personal care as opposed to drugs which leave you in a “fog” as shown after Chief talks about many times after taking the red pills the ward gives out. Where reality is at a standstill, a sort of hallucinogen Chief tells about his noticing of a fog rolling in at the beginning of the story. Where himself and the other patients feel safe, chief like the other patients either don’t understand at the beginning why he wants so many