Who Is The Narrator In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey, Chief Bromden is a good choice of narrator because the Chief plays the perfect role of observing others and things around him. He pretends to be deaf and mute, and other men don’t know the Chief can hear him. Therefore, they won’t act in front of him so Chief can see what is actually going on around the hospital. Throughout the story, Chief has truthfully tells the story and the words he speaks seems trustworthy. Not only does he tells the story truthfully, but also brings the readers in the story and makes readers trust McMurphy. Since people don’t know that Chief can hear, they won’t act in front of him. Chief can stay behind them and see what is going on. Chief gather many important

When McMurphy gives Chief a juicy fruit gum, Chief reacts “And before I realized what I was doing, I told him thankyou”(Kesey, 217). Before McMurphy gets into the hospital, Chief was diffident and never act or speak for himself. Other patients and nurses in the hospital never really pay attention on Chief because they thought that Chief can’t hear and speak. However, when McMurphy comes in, he treats Chief the same way as he treats everyone else. He talks, teaches, and helps Chief just like he does to everyone. Chief sees that McMurphy is actually trying to help and encourage him and others patients. His action has encourage and give Chief the confidence to speak and act for himself. Finally, Chief reveals his biggest secret without himself even noticing. This shows that Chief trusts McMurphy completely and believes that McMurphy can help him the other patients. This makes the readers trust McMurphy too. The readers can see that McMurphy can really talk into someone and make other trust him. This doesn’t just build up the connection between Chief and McMurphy, it also build the connection between the readers and McMurphy. What if Chief doesn’t trust McMurphy and doesn’t reveal his secret to McMurphy? Would the readers believe that McMurphy is a man who is trustworthy? Chief also makes the readers trust McMurphy by shaping McMurphy into the Jesus in the

This is just like the twelve followers of Jesus. When McMurphy takes them on a fishing trip, Chief reflects “He’d shown us what a little bravado and courage could accomplish, and we thought he’d taught us how to use it…. As McMurphy led the twelve of us toward the ocean”(Kesey, 239). Ever since McMurphy gets into the hospital, the hospital is not the same. McMurphy has teach every one of them the thing they are missing McMurphy is like the Jesus to the patients in the hospital; he has huge impact on twelve patients. The impact help all of the patients develop their own mind, help them gain confidence and help them become more independent. Everyone of the patients learn from McMurphy and becomes happier. This is just like Jesus teaching his twelve followers. After Jesus christ and teaching around the world, things has changed. People are more willing to speak for themselves and release themselves from pain. This is kind of what McMurphy does. McMurphy even does the same thing as Jesus at the end of the story, he sacrifice himself for the patients in the hospital just like Jesus sacrifice himself for the people. McMurphy saves the patients from the dark side of Nurse Rictard and Jesus helps his twelve followers and other people walk out of the power of Roman. Most important, Chief tells the story of McMurphy as the followers of Jesus write the bible. These small hints has planted the idea in