Post #2 pages 40-80

The next 40 pages in the novel described the daily routine and the free time of the patients. I think that the main characters are Chief Broom, who is the narrator of the story but also the new patient, McMurphy. The language has changed a little bit since the beginning, because I noticed that the patient is growing towards the reader. For example, one really understands the situation, since it is told from the perspective of Chief Broom, who is a patient since a really long time. One of the main things that happened was the plot which was made against the Big Nurse. After the meeting with all patients, McMurphy decides to not tolerate the actions of the Nurse, and convinces the Acutes to go against her. After a lot of discussions, on what to do, they do a bet: “Just what I said: any of you sharpies here willing to take my five bucks that says that I can get the best of that woman...” (66) I am not sure, but I think that the main aim of the bet is that McMurphy has sex with the Nurse. (Really not sure) During the whole discussion, Chief Broom listens to what is happening and thinks to himself about the consequences. This proves that he is actually not deaf, even though all patients think this. The next part of the novel was a dream/reality story. I am not sure if it was a dream or not, since there are two sentences which are contradicting each other: “…tell anybody about it they’d say, Idiot, you just had a nightmare…” and the other sentences is “He says, you are havin’ a bad dream, Mistuh Bromden.” (80) This two sentences both on page 80 contradict the dream that Chief Bromden was having. His dream, was about being tortured during night, while all patients get their red pill, which knocks them out with sleep. However, that night Chief Broom doesn’t take the pill, because McMurphy helps him, to talk himself out of it. And for this reason, Chief Broom witnesses the nights at the institution. The next parts in the story should be interesting too, because the relationship of the two main characters will build up, since McMurphy already found out that Chief Broom is not deaf.

PS: I really did not understand pages 57-80, when there is a lot of talking about rabbits.