Christ-like McMurphy in Ken Keseys One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest Ess

The deliveryman-like McMurphy in Ken Keseys One Flew Over the Cuckoos come on Ken Kesey utilizes Jesus Christ as a constant type throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoos near. The protagonist of the story acts as a model and leader for other characters in the book, just as Christ was for his disciples. It is appropriate that such a leader would be closely associated with a powerful, and worshiped figure. Keseys use of Christ associates the ideas or theories in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest with the countersign. McMurphy, however, may seem an unlikely Christ-figure due to his violent, sexual and seemingly basal behavior. His behavior is merely an embodiment of the reforming movements that both Jesus and McMurphy share. Keseys character, McMurphy, is portrayed as Christ-like throughout the novel to communicate the idea that McMurphy represents the same reforming leadership as Jesus did in the bible. Kesey makes a series of simple associations amongst the events in Jesus life and McMurphys to initiate the assertion that the two mens purposes are oneness in the same. To begin Keseys story, McMurphy enters the novel by showering upon his admittance into the defend. This showering, demanded by the ward aides, where they take him into the shower room (15), is analogous to Jesus baptism by John the Baptist, and introduces the scriptural theme in the novel. McMurphys purpose in the novel is consistent and uniform to that of Jesus. He attempts to unmask truths to the patients on the ward while displaying his true self-importance through his overt behavior, regardless of the repercussions. Similarly, Jesus attempted to spread the say of God while displaying his beliefs freely despite whatever came as a result of not conforming... ...to associate such power with McMurphy. Establishing similarity between the two figures serves to demonstrate the effect McMurphy had on his disciples that mere physical rendering would not depict. McMurphy bat tled against conformity and oppression throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and instilled faith in the patients sanity, which they were blinded from. Likewise, Christ battled against temptation and sin in the bible to instill faith in God and relieve humanity of cowcatcher sin. In His death He is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins, (Martin Luther). Works Cited The holy place Bible, New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press. Feb. 2002. Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. New York Penguin Group, 1996. Peterson, Susan Lynn. The flavour of Martin Luther. 1999. 9 Mar. 2001 http//pweb.netcom.com/supeters/luther.htm