One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Reading Three

1. If the reader had been introduced to the nurse after being introduces to McMurphy, how would the reader's opinion be changed?
-The reader's opinion would be different in the beginning of the book because McMurphy could be painted in a destructive light that makes Nurse Ratched act the way she does toward the patients, but as the book goes on and the story develops, the readers opinion would end up being the same. McMurphy changes from being a ringleader to truly wanted to help the patients even if he went about it in an unprofessional manner. Nurse Ratched goes out of her way to make his life difficult and even though she says she wants to help him, she really doesn't.
2. How would the reader's view of the book and the other characters be different if Nurse Ratched was the narrator?
-If Nurse Ratched was the narrator, the reader would not have as much compassion or sympathy for the patients because the nurse doesn't view them as people but as things that need fixing. The reader wouldn't see the struggles the patients went through or be able to establish any kind of connection with the.
3. Why did Kesey put so much emphasis on the interaction between the aids and the patients?
-Kesey put emphasis on all the interactions between the patients and the aids because the aids were either really caring and loving or exact copies of Ratched. The aids were there to control the patients, and sometimes they didn't even care which didn't help. By not having the aids help, it was more discouraging to the patients and it showed them that no one truly cared about them and they were ultimately lost causes.
4. What was the significance of almost all the patients leaving the ward?
-When all the patients leave the ward, it not only shows that Nurse Ratched lost the battle for power, but that the patients gained control of their lives. They made the choice to go back into society or to transfer to another ward because they were tired of dealing with the nurse. McMurphy taught them to stand their ground and fight for what they believe in.