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Everyone in the ward believes the narrator, Chief Bromden, is deaf, so when he actually wants to talk and rebel with McMurphy, he is hesitant. He thinks if he shows he can actually hear, the staff will figure out he has heard all of their secrets, and punish him. He is torn between doing what is best for him, and doing what he knows is morally right. He does eventually talk at the end, making the choice to help McMurphy.

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McMurphy can only take so much, and attacks the Big Nurse after she makes Billy feel so ashamed, he kills himself. McMurphy does this to help the rest of the men, even though there will be serious consequences.

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This is one of the first times all the men stand together and fight against the Big Nurse. McMurphy starts it, but one by one, all the men join in an act of rebellion, letting the nurse know they won't take her treatment anymore.

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McMurphy knew these men wouldn't stand a chance unless he helped them realize they are men, and that they don't have to stand her treatment of them. He kept going on for their sake, even when he was exhausted, so they could learn how to stand up for themselves.

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Chief Bromden has been treated poorly his whole life by the rest of society. When he was in the army, other people didn't know how to interact with people that looked like him. This took a toll on him, and he has been so beaten down, he doesn't see himself as big anymore. He doesn't realize that he can stand up for himself.

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This shows that McMurphy is a liar, and a con man. He faked an illness to get away from the work farm, which means he isn't above lying to get what he wants, and tricking everyone else.

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The Big Nurse is trying to assert her power subtly, by hanging up the newspaper clippings. She hates McMurphy and doesn't want him to get his way, so she tries to scare the men out of going on the trip, which almost succeeds.

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An obvious theme running throughout the novel is rebellion, with McMurphy fighting against the Big Nurse at any opportunity he gets. He hates how the men are treated on the ward, and tries to change things for the better by fighting her. Fighting back also rallies the other men, as they are more confident with McMurphy around, and see him almost as a god.

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This shows a realistic take on society, and how they look down upon those who are different. It is true too, as many people don't know how to act around someone with a mental illness, or see them as strange (307-308).

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This is a big blow to the men on the ward, as they lost one of their best friends. Even though he is still around in body, his spirit seems to have gone out of him, and he is not himself anymore.

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Chief Bromden kills McMurphy out of pity. He kills him because McMurphy won't be able to fight back against the nurse anymore and will be subject to all sorts of terrible things. He does it in an act of mercy.

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Chief Bronden knows he can't stick around any longer after McMurphy dies, so he decides to escape, using the idea McMurphy came up with. Bromden cares about the other men still, as he considers going back for them, but hears an aide approaching and jumps out before he can be caught, knowing the others will make it out themselves.

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This is true, as it shows how you have to laugh at yourself sometimes, to prevent yourself from being enveloped in self-pity and pain.

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This is also true as this is exactly how someone like McMurphy would act. He is a known crook and con man, and would take any opportunity to swindle others out of their money. (page 268-269)

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This makes sense, and fits with Harding's character and personality. He would be the kind of guy that wants to do things for himself, and know he could do it.

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The control panel symbolizes all the rules put into place by the Big Nurse. McMurphy tries to lift it but can't, similar to how he tried to fight back against the nurse, but she got him in the end.

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The fog is an escape from the real world. Bromden often slips into the fog, and away from what is happening usually when he takes medication, or when he is scared, sort of like a coping mechanism. As long as he doesn't think too hard and follows the rules, he's safe.

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The fog is all around Bromden in the beginning of the book, but as the story progresses, and Bromden starts to fight against the Big Nurse with McMurphy, the fog lifts, then stops soming altogether. McMurphy is able to pull the men out of the fog, showing them the reality of the situation they are in.

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McMurphy is stunned when he finds out most of the men weren't committed, but rather came in voluntarily. He cannot understand why someone would do that, and says they would be fine outside, but Billy responds by shouting that none of them have the guts to. They have been torn down so much by the nurse, that they don't believe they are even men.

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This shows how society treats people that are different. Bromden is an Indian, and later says that the other men in the army with him didn't know how to act around someone that looked like him. Society began tearing him down, as many people believed that he couldn't speak English, or that he was too stupid to understand what they were saying, so they just ignored him.