One Flew Over Mcmurphy: The Ultimate Martyr

Jesus Christ was a person who has impacted the world for many generations. His actions and will-doings have been inspiring, particularly his precision to creating Christianity. He put his life to Christianity and finding a more prominent life. Everytime Jesus pursued a concept or idea, his followers followed. His followers looked up to him and did whatever Jesus said, because they had true belief in his actions. The sacrifice of his life to better the world inspired his followers which led to movement. In the end, Jesus Christ can be seen as the ultimate martyr, the one who made martyrdom famous. Being a martyr means being a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle. In One Flew Over

At the ward, McMurphy disagrees with Nurse Ratched’s rules. He sees that the patients do not fight back and listen to whatever Nurse Ratched tells them to do. He also does not like how Nurse Ratched has so much power. Against the normality, McMurphy tries to diminish Nurse Ratched and the Combine’s power. Throughout the story, the patients start listening to what McMurphy says and not Nurse Ratched. They also start doing things they would not normally do at the ward. They are finally breaking into Nurse Ratched’s power, through the main character McMurphy. McMurphy can be seen as a Christ figure based on the events in the ward. It can be seen when he is killed by the Combine, the fishing trip, and through his leadership to the

The number of men accompanying McMurphy on the fishing excursion is twelve, just like the number of Christ's disciples. The bravado displayed by the patients following the gas station incident is revealed by Chief to be a bluff, much like the actions of Christ's disciples prior to his crucifixion. During the actual fishing, however, the patients embrace their identities while McMurphy retreats into the background. This sequence serves as a Pentecost of sorts as the patients finally embrace the spirit of McMurphy much like the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit following Christ's crucifixion. When the boat is lacking enough life jackets for everyone, McMurphy takes one for himself to allow the patients most in need of asserting their own individuality to go without. McMurphy takes the "twelve of us towards the ocean," (page 239) just like Jesus' 12 disciples, to test and strengthen their faith in him and empower them. The bravado displayed by the patients following the gas station incident is revealed by Chief to be a bluff, much like the actions of Christ's disciples prior to his crucifixion. During the actual fishing, however, the patients embrace their identities while McMurphy retreats into the background.Fish have also been an important religious Christian symbol, as the fishing trip is an important symbol of the novel. When the trip is over, the Chief describes the sense of