One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Jesus Christ And McMurphy
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Many protagonists are considered heroes, ranging from Hamlet to
Hercules. All of these heroes also did something to earn the honoured title.
In today's society modern heroes have been found, one of which is the
traditional Western hero. We also have a hero in Jesus Christ, saviour to
some, yet a h ....
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.... Chief Bromden, the narrator, presents
evidence of this by describing McMurphy's laugh as "free and loud"(Kesey p.
16). The Western hero is known to be carefree, and so was McMurphy when he
was first admitted as he "laces his fingers over his belly without taking
his thumbs out of his pockets,"(Kesey p. 16) a very relaxed poise. McMurphy
also appears to be much like the Western hero, a risk taker; he would go to
meet a challenge, ready to risk a confrontation, usually with the Big Nurse.
One s ....
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