As you've all discussed in class and on the blog, McMurphy gets compared to Christ frequently in the novel. For fun, let's follow this out. Suppose the men leave the ward in the end and form a church called "McMurphanity." What would the tenets of the faith be? To go Old Testament with this, what would the ten commandments of this church be?
Ideas?
I think that one of the commandments would be never to be or call oneself a rabbit because McMurphy's "sacrifice" was largely to stop the "rabbiting" that happened in the ward.
ReplyDeleteGambling is completely okay and should be encouraged. One shall bet upon thy cards or something like that. Having sex is an exciting step to maturity (and can be done at any age) and should be discussed with other congregants. Storytelling and anecdotes are greatly encouraged throughout one's day to ensure a positive attitude.
ReplyDeletethese are just a few I can see McMurphy wanting his followers to keep in mind.
I think that instead of just giving money to the chruch there would be some sort of casnio. Also I think that everyone there wouldn't be mad at the chief for killing him. Unlike the Judas in the Bible. I think killing Mcmurphy immortalize him.
ReplyDeleteI think that a big part of the church's belief system would be to act selflessly unless you don't feel like it anymore. It seemed a bit like that was what of McMurphy did throughout most of the book. He would act "selflessly" (if you want to look at it that way) most of the time, but sometimes he would just stop, almost like he didn't feel like fighting anymore.
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