One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Character Analysis

“How We Must Be Prepared To Respond To Changing Circumstances” As a human being, life is has ups and downs. It is not always plain straight. There is a constant change in circumstances. In that case, we must be always prepared to respond on changes. In the play, “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” by Dale Wasserman, the two main characters which is Chief Bromden and Randle Mcmurphy who both set in a mental hospital shows how they both respond to changing circumstances. The second is “The Whip Hand”. The narrator is the person who has a dream where he is a part of a horse race where he wins. But, when he wakes up, he realizes that is not a reality but only just a dream. In Whip Hand, Sid Halley, the narrator is a world champion race jockey
When he arrives at the Mental hospital at Oregon, he astonishes his co patients with his rebellious attitude. He wants to prove to Nurse Ratched that her iron fist and dictatorial rule in the hospital can be broken by him with his fellow patients. Randle Mcmurphy gets the admiration and leadership of his co-patients because of his courage to break nurse Ratched’s rules and regulations. He leads the protest against nurse Ratched. One time, he uses Chief Bromden as an instrument to escape the fence by stepping on him. He escapes and he takes the bus to bring his fellow patients to the sea to go fishing, where they feel that they are free. In the end, after committing a number of offenses, he is subjected to the painful and harsh punishments. He undergo in an electroshock therapy and lobotomy. He becomes weak after the lobotomy and he is now in a vegetative state (soft, weak). The Chief does not want him to suffer anymore and he suffocates Randle to death giving him a permanent peace. In overall, Randle Mcmurphy came into the mental hospital with confidence. He did not see and anticipate the defeat from the head nurse and the staff of the hospital. He thought that in his fake insanity, he could survive not compelling the authority’s command. He is not prepared for the possibility that things would later change after he come to the
Because lack of preparation may lead to very negative consequences, deep failure, low self-esteem and more. When I was in high school, I feel so comfortable on everything. I am a typical go with the flow easy living person. I really enjoy my high school days and I really cherish the time together with my friends. I actually have my mind set after high school that I am going straight to university as a nursing student. I already apply early and I am just waiting for the confirmation from the university. As days go by, I realize that I will not meet the required marks that they need. I realize this later that year. I don’t have any second option on what to do after high school. This delays my university plans and makes me take a year of because of what happen. I was highly stressed, and depressed. The stress that came with the failure was amplified by the reality that I was not prepared for the changing environment. I did not anticipate the possibility of failure and change of circumstances ahead. Instead, I stick with it without any backup