One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 1

It is hard to identify a hero in a situation like in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest because a hero generally lines up with the morals and views of the audience, and that it difficult to achieve in this distinct situation in a mental institution. Taking the situation into account, I believe the hero in this book is McMurphy. He stands for what the audience believes in because the audience is against cruel treatment such as in this hospital, and so in McMurphy in a sense. He is against the cruel treatment because he is against the Big Nurse's power and authority. The Big Nurse is obviously the villain in this book. She treats people hatefully and horribly, such as by getting staff that have "just enough hate in them" and allowing them to basically torture the patients. She is against the hero (McMurphy) because she is against any sort of rebellion or threat to her power, which is exactly what McMurphy plans to do.