Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Safe back in the fog
On page 123 we notice how chief retreats back into the fog for safety. Chief has come to the realization that the fog enables safety. He explains how McMurphy will never be able to understand the fog and the patients' desire to be safe. This passage truely shows that the fog is the metaphorical hallucination that reflects the continuous motif of Hiding and Invisibility. Chief is unable to see anything that night and because he is blind to things around him. Those around him, as well as him, accept the fog for safety. Chief then seems to spitefully say, "He keeps trying to drag us out of the fog, out in the open where we'd be easy to get at." resenting the fact that he tries to push towards a defiance of Nurse Ratched.
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