One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is based largely on the conflict between Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy . Kesey explores themes of individuality and rebellion against conformity, ideas widely debated at the time regarding mental hospitals. The book is narrated by “Chief” Bromden, a gigantic, half-Native American patient believed to be deaf and mute. Bromden focuses on the antics of rebel Randle McMurphy, who seeks to manipulate the system to his advantage. The head nurse, Mildred Ratched, nicknamed "Big Nurse" or "Nurse Ratched" by her patients; runs the department with an iron fist and with little medical supervision. From the beginning, McMurphy constantly antagonizes Nurse Ratched and disrupts routines, leading to a constant power struggle between patient and nurse. Throughout the book, Ken Kesey uses Randle McMurphy to portray the hero of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Throughout the room, Kesey presents a dark, gloomy feeling. All the patients are frightened and frightened by Nurse Ratched “who enters the room with a cold” (Kesey10). Nurse Ratched runs her ward according to a strict schedule, controlling every move with absolute precision and an iron fist. She has little medical supervision but enjoys using electroshock therapy and even brain surgery. Chef Bromden goes into detail and explains its features. “Her face is smooth, calculated and precisely crafted, like an expensive doll, her skin like flesh-colored enamel, a mixture of white and everything works together except the color of her lips and nails and the size of her chest. A mistake was made somehow during manufacturing, putting these large female breasts on what...... middle of a paper...... figure. He took the patients fishing, like Jesus and his twelve disciples, to test their faith in him and his rebellious methods. Additionally, when McMurphy is taken away to undergo electroshock treatment, he willingly lies down on the cross-shaped table and asks, "Will I receive my crown of thorns" (Kesey, 262)? Randle McMurphy makes the ultimate sacrifice when Ratched attempts to undo everything he's worked for. He sacrificed his own hopes of getting out of the room when he attacked her. Tearing her uniform to reveal her femininity, showing that she was not a power machine but a cruel woman who manipulated people for power. His courageous act indeed destroyed Ratched's power, although he dies at the end as a result of Bromden suffocating him with a pillow. McMurphy is considered the hero of this novel for his courageous actions in giving the room a voice of its own..