WE are intoduced to the character of McMurphy in Part one. McMurphy storms into the lifeless institution from the outside world. He is a reincarnation of freedom, life, joy, and the power to rebel againsta authority no matter how much you matter. One isnt supposed to like his personality but simply what he represents. He is in custody for statutory rape of an underage girl whom he says didnt try to fight him off, and he proves to be a true rebel, commanding a fishing boat without any worries about what may happen to him in the end. McMurphylives on the edge so that he feels a sense of importance and he wants to give the patiens the same sense that they have something to live for. His fishing trip is a celebration rather than a serious attempt to escape. He ignores any warings and says he diesnt care to go back to the ward.
McMurphy proves to be wrong that the only thing anyone can do is bring him back for his short term left at the ward. He says he will try to drive the Nurse mad as revenge. He later learns thatshe controls how long he stays at the ward and she inevitbly says she will keep him there as long as she wants. Sacrficing his freedom is what makes McMurphy a symbol of Christ. He makes small mirackes happen like when Billy stops stuttering shotly and the Chief finallly speaks. McMurphy also hosts a kind of Last Supper party for the men before he says goodbye. In the end he would rather die with the honor of having been a force of opposing evil than leave a coward. His legacy lives on and his soul is in the chief when he gains courage to finally escape
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