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Myshkin1981 t1_ixqvihg wrote

No. The book is about the struggle of the individual against an uncaring and cruel system designed to force conformity. McMurphy isn’t mentally ill; he’s human

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oknowhim t1_ixrmia7 wrote

Bing! McMurphy represents the common man. Nurse Ratched is every authoritarian who messes with that man. Chief Broom is the silent majority that is so, so powerful and could change things if he just realized how strong he is.

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