why do u think chief killed mcmurphy in the end
2007-02-07 21:41:35 · 4 answers · asked by The Hitman 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
You have to understand that it was written and set during the height of the anti-mental health revolution. It this context, we can understand that McMurphy represents the rebellion against authority that was prevelent in the '60s. As such, when they give him a lobotomy, they are exerting 'control' and 'authority' over him. The Chief can't accept this. He can't accept the authority taking away McMurphy's personality - everything that makes him 'him'. In this sense, the Chief is acting in a way that represents not only McMurphy, but also the general '60s revolutionary ideal - that it would be better to be dead, than to be 'controlled' by the 'authority'. It is not just about freedom, but about rebellion. The Chief has been allowing himself to be controlled, but by killing McMurphy it is an act of rebellion, as if he is saying to the authorities, "F**k you! I'm not going to let you control him anymore." And in the end, this is what frees the Chief as well. He has broken the authroity, and this allows him to run away.
2007-02-07 23:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by perthboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mercy. He saw how vital and alive McMurphy was when he arrived and they turned him into a zombie with a lobotomy. I'm sure he believed McMurphy would rather be dead than in that condition.
2007-02-08 10:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To set him free like a bird flying off from his nest.
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At the end they gave mcmurphy a lobotomy.
The chief killed him because it was no longer really him. He had to put him out of his misery.
2007-02-08 05:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by DECEMBER 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To Free Em'
2007-02-08 05:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by BRAINY SKEETA ® 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋