McMurphy gambles with the patients and forms relationships with them, which would later benefit him in the future.
Do moral dilemmas always involve a residue of guilt?
Nurse Ratched has decided that McMurphy has caused enough trouble and needs several shock therapy sessions and a lobotomy in order for him to stop causing chaos in the hospital.
Do you think the nurse's methods of taming McMurphy were morally correct?
In one of Chief's flashbacks, the patients are all sitting in a support group like circle, but they all refuse to share anything. The nurse then threatens to go through their files and expose all of their dark secrets. This motivates the patients to participate.
What do you think the nurse's true intentions were?
In order to avoid the punishment of being sent to a work camp, McMurphy possibly feigns having psychosis to be sent to a mental hospital instead.
Why do you think McMurphy doesn't see the wrong in his actions?
McMurphy is playing cards with the patients and the nurse tells them to stop as she doesn't want them to disturb the chronics. McMurphy then asks if they can play cards in a different room, to which the nurse answers no. This creates tension between McMurphy and the nurse which is present throughout the entire book.
Why do you think these characters are constantly going at each other's throats over minuscule reasons?
For a short period of time in the book, McMurphy follows the rules so he does not extend his time in the hospital. He follows the rules and becomes the perfect patient.
How do YOU think this is morally ambiguous?
When Chief reveals his ability to speak to McMurphy he explains the ward's system to him, because of this, McMurphy begins to gain more power and the nurse tries to put him in his place.
Why do you think Chief decides to open up to McMurphy?
After several shock therapy sessions and a lobotomy, McMurphy is basically brain dead. Chief decides to end his suffering by killing him via suffocation.
Do you think killing McMurphy was the right thing to do?
Chief goes through electro shock therapy, but this time it's different. He fights to overcome the aftermath and he feels that it's thanks to McMurphy's influence.
What kind of influence does McMurphy have on the patients?
The theme of this book is moral goodness. The nurse has set herself up to be morally good inside of the hospital, and McMurphy has been portrayed as the rebel. Despite the fact that he is actually the morally superior character. The nurse represents society's evil tendencies. This shows that one must rebel against the evil in society, which is represented by the patients in the book that have to critically think to decide whether McMurphy is a good person or not. If you were to be a patient in this book how would you define moral goodness?
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