Chief Bromden is a very complex character whose mental state is anything but stable. At times Bromden seems like an almost average guy. He is able to play out situations in his head and analyze the various possible reactions to what McMurphy is trying to do. Although he seems level at times like this, he also has bursts of insanity where he is overwhelmed with the thought of machines and the corruption of the mental ward. The Combine is Chief’s word to describe how the ward works like a machine. Although to Chief it’s not just the ward that’s run by this machine,
it’s his whole world. He lies about being deaf and speechless in order to learn the secrets of the hospital. Chief Bromden is a very mentally unstable man, he shows clear signs of schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, bi-polar disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. All of which attribute to his mental breakdowns and paranoid way of thinking.
Written By:Amanda Peterson 5/6/14
What are the signs of all these disorders? Is Bromden truly paranoid? After all, you aren't being paranoid if someone really is after you. And is the Combine really the hospital? According to Bromden, the hospital is where the broken parts of the Combine are discarded so they can be fixed, implying that the Combine exists on a much greater scale than just the hospital. How might this relate to the lift heading down beneath the hospital and the furnaces Bromden saw there?
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