Compare And Contrast Mcmurphy And Mr Keating

McMurphy and Mr Keating both receive consequences from rebelling against conformity with McMurphy receiving a lobotomy and ultimately losing his life, and Mr Keating losing his much loved job. Both are the face of rebellion against conformity. Therefore, creating such negative endings for them gives the audience the idea that freedom can be dangerous. Also, Billy and Neil both show the devastating cost of freedom when they take their own lives. Billy commits suicide after he is pushed to break the conservative ways that have dictated his life. Although he temporarily loses his stutter – a sign he is confident, it begins to reappear as he realises the consequences of his actions. He pleads with the big nurse and can hardly say a full sentence,