Choice Assignment (Compare And Contrast of Characters Randle McMurphy And Chief Bromden)

In the story One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Randle McMurphy and Chief Bromden are two very different characters with a similar opinion on the horror that is presented inside Nurse Ratched and her institutional ward. McMurphy, the protagonist in this story, is portrayed as a crazy rebellious man who stops at nothing to make the porcelain shell of Ratched crack. He is the man behind the despicable plans to change systems of the ward and speak up when not asked to. Contrary to Bromden most of McMurphy's traits are obvious; he is a gambler, a cheater and a very devious man. On the other hand, Bromden's traits are much more hidden in the pages, making the story more complex and layered. During most of the story one would be convinced that McMurphy is the smart man; changing the wards ways and attempting to make the Nurse crack. Unfortunately, he seems to not realize that Nurse Ratched has much more power than anyone and that she controls him, and the time he spends in the ward. Further in the story, we realize that McMurphy has messed up and instead of escaping, he stays to create more trouble in the ward. This in turn, leads him to his punishment, a lobotomy, which then turns him into a vegetable. Bromden is the smartest man in the ward, not only because of his idea to hide, but also to pretend he is deaf so that he can listen in to everything the staff at the ward say which then gives him an advantage. Bromden is a dynamic character because at the beginning of the book he has no voice and no strength to resist the fog that surrounds him. Throughout the story, Bromden slowly becomes a strong man and finishes his time at the ward by suffocating McMurphy and escaping the ward back to normal life.