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One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Chief Bromden
In the Novel One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Chief Bromden is an Indian who suffers from schizophrenia. Although Chief is supposed to tell the story of the hospital, Nurse Ratched, the patients, and McMurphy, in reality he is telling the story of his journey. McMurphy is the main character, but Chief plays the central role as the narrator, who is portrayed as the observer and overseer. Due to the fact Chief pretends to be deaf and unable to speak, people talk freely around him, allowing him to gain knowledge by listening in on conversations and gaining exposure on all the secrets going in on the asylum. Chief is an interesting narrator because in a way he is biased and his mental illness sheds doubt on what is actually true and not. Toward

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