One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 1

In the beginning of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” we meet Chief Bromden. He has made people believe that he is deaf and mute, when in reality he is perfectly fine. He starts out the story by narrating his life and how people take advantage of him and treat him so badly. The people in the hospital have nicknamed Chief Bromden “Chief Broom” because the aides make him sweep the hall ways.

Chief Bromden is very unclear and confusing while he narrates. It’s kind of like his mind takes him somewhere else as he’s in the middle of telling a story. It’s easy to see how his hallucinations affect his life. He has been in the mental hospital longer then any of the other patients there. He needs special treatments to help him with his problems. In Part 1, he tells stories all about the mental ward and the things going on around him.

He keeps mentioning his problems and how he sees others. He tells about how he thinks of himself as weak but in reality, he is only weak because that’s how he wants to see himself. If he just stared to picture himself as stronger and more independent, maybe he wouldn’t be so paranoid and the aides wouldn’t take advantage of him and make him do their work.