Perhaps one of the most exciting times in the novel is when McMurphy punches through the glass to get back his cigarettes. It marked the breaking of the barrier between the nurses power and the rest of the ward. It was also McMurphy's first physical form of protest against the nurse and her unfair treatment to those on the ward. This important turning point in the book was also by far my favorite moment. I was able to find the movies depiction of the scene. The movie doesn't exactly follow the book, but it does a good job. In the movie, Cheswick makes a big scene about how he really wants his cigarettes. To get Cheswick to calm down, McMurphy punches through the Nurse's glass window. This gets him into a fight with the black aides, and the Chief even gets involved. The scene is very well done.
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