Chief Bromden In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The character of Chief Bromden is one of the most unique aspects of Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, in that he is a six foot seven inch mentally-insane indian who pretends to be deaf and dumb, and is also the story’s narrator. Chief Bromden is a severely interesting character in that he has an inferiority complex in regards to his, he is absolutely terrified of the big nurse and “the Combine”, and he has several hallucinations that seem to either contradict or enhance the story. One such hallucination is the fog. According to Bromden, the ward has machines that spew out fog to cover the ward and the patients. The fog acts as a cloaking mechanism that surrounds Bromden so thick that he can no longer see anyone or hear anyone.
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At first, Bromden refuses to accept this because he values the safety that is guaranteed from the fog, but later on Bromden begins to realize the implications of McMurphy’s actions and intentions. Bromden realizes that McMurphy does not want Bromden and the patients to be hiding in fear and protecting themselves from what they are afraid of, he wants them to fight back, take responsibility of their lives, and be the men that they have the ability to be. McMurphy wants to pull them away from their comfort zone, and at first it scares Bromden, but the fog gradually starts to fade away and Bromden is more focused and aware of the surroundings in a way that he was not before. Eventually, Bromden reaches a point in which the fog no longer appears and he is able to think clearly and face the fears that scared him all those years. He realizes that the Big Nurse and “the Combine” are not as impervious as they once
At first, Bromden refuses to accept this because he values the safety that is guaranteed from the fog, but later on Bromden begins to realize the implications of McMurphy’s actions and intentions. Bromden realizes that McMurphy does not want Bromden and the patients to be hiding in fear and protecting themselves from what they are afraid of, he wants them to fight back, take responsibility of their lives, and be the men that they have the ability to be. McMurphy wants to pull them away from their comfort zone, and at first it scares Bromden, but the fog gradually starts to fade away and Bromden is more focused and aware of the surroundings in a way that he was not before. Eventually, Bromden reaches a point in which the fog no longer appears and he is able to think clearly and face the fears that scared him all those years. He realizes that the Big Nurse and “the Combine” are not as impervious as they once