One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Why does McMurphy reject Harding's plan for his escape from the institution? How does this begin to establish him as a tragic character?
One flew over the cuckoos nest
One flew over the cuckoos nest
For one McMurphy dislikes Harding. This is the guy that planned to set McMurphy up. Also we get a sense that McMurphy doesn't want to leave. This sets himself up as a tragic character. McMurphy is being assimilated, in his own way, into the combine that is this mental institution.