Analysis Of The Book Chief Bromden - 1028 Words

At the beginning of the book Chief Bromden is a large Native American who towers over everybody in the hospital. His large stature makes him hard to miss when someone first sees him but by him acting deaf and dumb, hanging out in the shadows and always being the â€Å"fly on the wall† he becomes invisible to people around him while standing in plain sight, he is also invisible to the staff in the hospital who the Chief wants to be invisible to the most. When McMurphy first meets Chief, he notices the Chief’s large stature and believes that he is a â€Å"leader† in the hospital until another patient explains to Mcmurphy that the Chief is deaf and dumb, Mcmurphy dismisses Chief as a â€Å"leader† and makes himself the leader of the hospital. Mcmurphy even says, â€Å"Is that right? You deef, Chief? Well, what the hell, he can shake hands can’t he? Deef or whatever. By God, Chief, you may be big, but you shake my hand or I’ll consider it an insult. And it’s not a good idea to insult the new bull goose loony of the hospital.† Page# 23. This is significant by showing how broken Chief is and how even though he is a mighty powerful man, he has been broken and has become an invisible person in a large â€Å"machine†. The Chief starts to come out of his fog and becomes surer of himself when Mcmurphy is having some fun when he finds out Chief is eating chewing gum from the bottom of his bed. â€Å"Oh does the Spearmint lost its flavor on the bedpost overnight?† Page #205. At this point Mcmurphy givesShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Chief Bromden s The Of One Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest 952 Words   |  4 Pagesthe resolution was Chief Bromden had escaped from the mental hospital. It affected the mental hospital because many patients were happy he escaped from Nurse Ratched authority. Character Analysis: Chief Bromden - The narrator/patient of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Chief Bromden is the son of the chief of the Columbia Indians and a white woman. Also, He suffers from paranoia and hallucinations, and received several electroshock treatments for ten years. In the novel, Chief Bromden’s physicalRead MoreOne Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Speech Act Theory Essay1281 Words   |  6 Pageshighlighted with the use of the paranoid schizophrenic who is narrating the story because he tends to have hallucinations and illusions quite frequently. The perspective of the narration of the book shapes how it is perceived by the audience. Exploring different points of view such as Chief Bromden, the narrator of the book, or McMurphy, â€Å"the ostensible hero† (Rutten, 2012), changes how the story is perceived by the audience. Society tends to over exaggerate the word â€Å"insanity†. We correlate insanityRead MoreOne Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest1226 Words   |  5 PagesCuckoo’s Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962 by Viking Press. 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Finally I will speak ab out the some of the religious images that Kesey has put in the novel.    For the reader of the Nest, the most familiar character of the story would be Chief Broom Bromden, a half Indian, paranoid schizophrenic, who has been in the institution since World War two, (about 15 years)Read MoreReview Of Ken Kesey s One Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest 1603 Words   |  7 Pagesusing the actions of the characters, the personalities of the employees, and the mental ward as a whole. Mental institutions such as the one in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest have various patients with various mental illnesses. According to Chief Bromden, a Chronic is a type of patient in the mental institution who has no chance of leaving or being cured. 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As the book starts, we are immediately brought into this mental ward in the eyes of Chief Bromden. As he walks down the hall, and the aids insult him because he is dumb and deaf. However, little do they know that Chief is the exact opposite. As they continue to speak as if he werent there and hand him the broom, They laugh†¦[it is a] Hum of black machinery, hummingRead MoreOne Flew over the Cuckoos Nest Research Paper1764 Words   |  8 Pagesthe book while volunteering at a veterans hospital. This is where he was first introduced to LSD. The moment he tried it, he became addicted, and began experimenting on himself with the drugs, observing the effects. The novel deals with the tyrannical rule of head Nurse Ratched in a mental hospital somewhere in Oregon. She runs all business and daily life in the asylum to her every whim and rules the ward by fear and manipulation. 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