Some people may argue that the people of the mental hospital were better off without McMurphy because their lives were “normal” and routine. Their daily routine guided them through a series of happenings, which were both comfortable and tolerable to them, even though as a result of this they would remain subject to the manipulative ways of Nurse Ratchet. These people would say that the “oppressive society” that they lived in may not suit everyone, but certainly suited them.

McMurphy, on the other hand, finds this setting to be s

Towards the end of the novel Harding has gained so much confidence and courage that he deliberately says, “Lady we think you are full of so much bull,” to Nurse Ratchet, the woman whom he had feared for years. Slowly McMurphy is unintentionally building him up to the point where he can become adjusted the every day life and eventually re-enter the outside world.

Some people are forced to conform to a condemning situation, but thanks to McMurphy these people did not. He brought them all hope and a new light and sense of well being. He taught them how things were on the outside, in the “real world” and took them away from the boring lives they lived in the hospital even if it was only for a short amount of time. He gave Harding, Billy, and Chief Bromden the courage which they had always longed to have but could never exude on their own, and I certainly think society needs more people like him, more people to lead other and instill them with power. We as human beings, long for leadership and someone to give us worth, and R.P. McMurphy was certainly the person to do so for these people. He may not be the best contribution to the community, but in regards to people in general, there is no denying the potential we could have if only there were more people like him, people to motivate, and give us pride. McMurphy certainly did this for all of the people he encountered in the hospital and made them better able to live their lives to the fullest every day.

A second person whom McMurphy affects is Billy Bibbit, the youngest patient on the ward. When McMurphy first comes to the hospital, Billy is nothing but an innocent boy, afraid to confront other people, and stand up for what he feels and believes. In the beginning of the play he is deathly afraid of Miss Ratched, but even more so the prospect that she will tell his mother if he misbehaves. At first Billy is skeptical of McMurphy as he taunts him about his plan to break out saying, “ Yeah? You’re talking so big, how would you break out.” Billy is also afraid of the consequences of McMurphy’s actions on the rest of the patients after McMurphy has gone. “Listen Randle, some of us have b-been here a long time. And some of us will b-be here a long time after you’re gone. A l-long time after the World Series is over,” says Billy. However, Billy soon begins to gain confidence in himself and get the courage to do as he feels is necessary. As Cheswick is complaining about Ratched co

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