The man known across time for his perfection, Jesus Christ, lives yet again in the heart of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey. Being the son of God, he was born to help lead the people of his father's earth to a more peaceful life. But how does his powerful legacy live on in a novel written about the lives of inmates in an insane asylum? Through the life of a rugged, …showed first 75 words of 775 total…

…showed last 75 words of 775 total…analysis of the novel, it becomes obvious how closely tied the symbols associated with Christ are with the character of McMurphy. These symbols may have been important in the book, but were not necessary for the making of the movie. Without a narrative character, the ideas of perception can not be performed. Therefore, what a reader believes to be a key scene in a book may not be essential to producing an award winning picture.