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Essay Archive - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Jesus Christ and McMurphy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Jesus Christ and McMurphy
Many protagonists are considered heroes, ranging from Hamlet to
Hercules. All of these heroes also did something to earn the honoured title.
In today's society modern heroes have been found, one of which is the
traditional Western hero. We also have a hero in Jesus Christ, saviour to
some, yet a hero no matter what religion those who look upon him follow. In
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey uses both of these heroes of
today, amalgamating them so that his protagonist displayed characteristics
of each. McMurphy, ....
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