One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

what are mcmurphys tattoos and what do they symbolize?

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I don't have my book with me, but I only know of tattoo, and that is a depiction of a poker hand (aces and eights). This tatoo, also known as a "dead man's hand," is symbolic because it foreshadows McMurphy's fate.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest