Q2. In what five ways does McMurphy influence Chief Bromden to change during the course of the novel? In what specific way does each change liberate the chief?
In Ken Kesey’s novel, “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” we meet Chief Bromden, an escaped inmate from an insane asylum. The Chief is a six foot tall Native American with an inferiority complex. He feels small, insignificant and weak, even with his giant physique (Gold 114). He lacks self-confidence and is reliant on others for almost anything. Most of his fellow inmates are afraid to escape the Institution,
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