Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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McMurphy's character transformation arc
McMurphy's character transformation arc
From selfish hustler to self-sacrificial martyr
Chief Bromden's role in the novel
Chief Bromden's role in the novel
Narrator who provides insider's view of institutional control
Chief Bromden's 'fog'
Chief Bromden's 'fog'
Hallucinatory episodes representing confusion from control
The Combine
The Combine
Chief's term for oppressive societal forces/machinery
Nurse Ratched's control methods
Nurse Ratched's control methods
Group therapy manipulation, medication, electroshock therapy
Billy Bibbit's suicide method & symbolism
Billy Bibbit's suicide method & symbolism
Throat-slitting - symbolises silencing his newly found voice
McMurphy's symbolic significance
McMurphy's symbolic significance
Christ-like martyr who sacrifices himself for others' freedom
Chief Bromden's pretence in the ward
Chief Bromden's pretence in the ward
Pretends to be deaf and mute to observe without participating
Dale Harding's outcome after McMurphy's lobotomy
Dale Harding's outcome after McMurphy's lobotomy
Voluntary discharge, showing genuine recovery & lasting change
Novel's central conflict
Novel's central conflict
McMurphy vs Ratched: freedom vs control, individual vs institution