When the book first started, Chief Bromden was afraid that everything was part of the Combine, and was just another method of monitoring the inmates. He would not speak because he is afraid that he will say something wrong and be punished for it. He plays deaf because then the nurses will care less about him being around. Over the course of the book, Chief Bromden has become more open, helped in great part by Randle McMurphy. His belief that the Combine is all powerful has been waning. He realized that you can have fun and laugh at things with out always being punished for it. He has established a friendship with many of the other Acutes, even standing up for George when he is being harassed by one of the attendants. Chief Bromden has begun speaking, showing that he is less afraid of what the Combine could do to him. He stops acting as cagey, even taking part in a nighttime party thrown by McMurphy. Chief Bromden is a new man at the end of the book, even wanting to leave the asylum at at time of his own choosing. This transformation is brought on by McMurphy, who saved Chief Bromden's life from being entirely spent inside the hospital, wiping floors and dodging the eye of the Mrs. Ratched.
Written by: Caleb Embree
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