One day in what was previously a fairly uninteresting mental hospital a man by the name of Randall P.

McMurphy was enlisted. Instantly people on the ward could tell this was no ordinary patient. This was clear right when he outsmarted the assistants to avoid his initial shower. McMurphy would eventually single handedly change the atmosphere of the entire ward.

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, a novel by Ken Kesey tells the story of men in a mental hospital who are changed by the presence of a dominating patient, Randall P. McMurphy. Before McMurphys admittance to the mental hospital the men participate in monotonous daily routines such as mixing jig saw puzzles (9). According to the narrator, a patient named Chief Bromden, theres not a whole lot else to do (9). The never changing atmosphere, where laughter does not exist is changed when McMurphy arrives, thumbs *hitched] in his pockets, boots wide apart (10). Instantly people on the ward could tell this was no ordinary patient. His dominant way of entering the ward, followed by his own laughter is the beginning of McMurphys gain of control. He changes the flow of the hospital by doing whatever it takes to get what he wants, immediately making this clear when he outsmarts the assistants to avoid his initial shower. He continues to gain control through manipulation, turning the men against the nurses, making them trust him and then getting what he wants through means such as voting. This process to gain control is shown during the World Series incident, the first time McMurphy truly urges for change at the hospital. McMurphy single handedly changes the atmosphere of the ward, beginning with a dominant entrance and following with his laughter.