Cuckoo's Nest Part Four

Throghout the book McMurphy is described as a courageous patient in the ward. He is almost like the black sheep because he does the opposite of whatever he is told to do. But McMurphy is also a role model in this book, and he is somewhat being described as a Jesus type figure. So for my last post I would like to explain my reasoning for why I believe that McMurphy is meant to play a Jesus like figure. Like I said before I have read the book once before but I have picked up things the second time reading. Like these for example.McMurphy takes the male patients on a fishing trip, like Jesus did in order to test and strengthen their faith in him. Also when McMurphy is taken to get electroshock treatment, he lies down voluntarily on the cross-shaped table and asks whether he will get his “crown of thorns.” McMurphy also makes a big sacrifice to ensure that Nurse Ratched can't use Billy's death to undo everything they have gained as a group. This is the reason why he attacks the Big Nurse. McMurphy rips apart her uniform to not only embarras her but to show to the men that she is just a human like the rest of them and the other patients in the ward. He wated to show that there was nothing special about her. This sends Ratched over the edge and completly destroys her oh so powerful persona. With every action there is always a consequence, and McMurphy dies as a result of being corageous. But he does not die in vain because this event gave the patients the will to live, and stand up for what they believe in.