McMurphy's Flight To The Nest Of Self-Destruction

In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, the character of Randle P. McMurphy undergoes a gradual journey towards self-destruction. His actions go from the minuscule, such as changing minor ward policies, to the act of trying to strangle Nurse Ratched. All of his actions, minor and major, lead to his self-destruction. He continues this behavior even after he discovers he's only hurting himself with his actions. McMurphy begins by protesting minor but significant defects of …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…them to get out while they still can. They also realize that what the institution is doing is not for their own good, but for the good of the government's desire to achieve total conformity. McMurphy has become a martyr to the men. Their new sense of freedom and individualism to can be attributed only to him ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. New York: Penguin Books Inc., 1962.