One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
In Part 2 of the novel, Why do the "voluntary" patients like Harding or Bibbit decide not to leave the hospital?
Part 2
Part 2
They prefer the confines of the hospital to the real world; Mr harding for example has marital problems. They explain to McMurphy that they aren't as strong as he is...... thus, they prefer their life there.