After reading part 3 of one flew over the cuckoo’s nest i find that i am liking the book more and more as i discover who the characters are and specially how mcmurphy changes and his personality develops. In the ending of part 2 we see that mcmurphy has had enough of listening to the nurse and seeing the other patience depressed and he breaks her glass window so he sacrifices himself because he may have to stay in the ward for a long time. in part 3 we can look deeper into it and we see how this represents that mcmurphy is taking back the control and he will lead the patients so they have a little bit more freedom and they can show their masculinity and a leader will usually sacrifice himself for the benefit of the group. Mc Murphy leads the men by disobeying the policies that the nurse has and when a new window is placed he accidently breaks it again, we can see how mcmurphy has succeeded in some lvl to lead the men because later on when the third glass window is placed mcmurphy does not break it, one of the other patience has broke it, so we see here that mc Murphy is giving the men a guideline for them to follow so that they can be more free. We also see how mcmurphy leads the men because when they go to a fishing trip and stop for gas, the guys at the gas pumps are giving the patience a difficult time and embarrassing them so mc Murphy takes the lead and says that they are crazy physcopaths and when the gas guys get scared the patience see this as a source of power so thanks to mcmurphy leadership the men have confidence in themself because they are crazy, so mcmurphy really thought them to embrace who they are as males and as crazy people. Another point of mcmurphy being a good leader and teacher would be when they are on the boat and they have caught a big fish, the patience don’t know what to do so they scream for mcmurphy to help but he just laughs at them and he does this so they do it without his help because he is not always going to be there. lastly mc Murphy has thought the men to laugh at their bad luck or at bad situations because laughing is better than crying or hiding those feelings so when they are mad or in a bad situation laughing will help them, and he thought them this on the boat when they were fishing and an accident happened.
I find that i like to take the role as a leader on some situations like sports or presentations, and i always try to make the decisions that will benefit the whole group instead of just benefiting me. But now that i think about it i am a little bit like mcmurphy because i mostly take leadership if i am comfortable with the group for example in a sport that i know how to play i will lead my team mates but in a sport i don’t know how to play i will doubt myself and may not take the lead automatically, we see that mcmurphy feels like he is very masculine so he does not care and is comfortable dominating a woman in most situations.
I find that we have a lot of people that like to take the lead in the world, and that is why we have different people running for president but we have so many leaders and only one position that it is difficult to chose the best person for the job, i also think that leaders take on a big responsibility because they decide what is best for everyone they are leading and they are also partially responsible for the actions of the people lead.
I've really drawn a huge interest in McMurphys leadership throughout novel. His character develops greatly in this part 3. I like his rebellious attitude and how he is able to take charge when he chooses to. I think sometime though his leadership like breaking the window isn't a good way for the patients to gain masculinity and confidence. Especially how he had set the example of breaking the window and a patient does it as well.
ReplyDeleteThe most enjoyable part of the book was reading about the fishing exhibition. How they are all together as one and are able to share laughter. Laughter is something almost unheard of in the ward before McMurphy came. Thinking about their time fishing makes me wish I was out there with them fishing. In the novel McMurphy seems to make the guys seem comfortable in their own skin. When McMurphy states to the gas guy that they are crazy, they are gain confidence and feel not only like men, but crazy men. They feel power almost.
I too like to hold the leadership role. I like it because things end up going my way; I have the control and power. This is not like an “I run the world” power but its having the bigger role. Leaders like you said come in many places, for you sports but for me its work. When first hired on at work I was shy and just getting to understand my duties and get the feel of things (I work at McDonalds ah). Now that I understand my duties I am now able to take leadership to make sure everything gets done. It kind of like you in sports, shy at first and shine after.