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In the book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesley, the obvious protagonist is the loud-mouthed, audacious R. P. McMurphy. Bromden was the perfect narrarator, for several reasons. Having the story told in third person, through an omninscient, unbiased view point would have made the story bland and unemotional. On the hand, having the story told through R. P. McMurphy's view point would have made the story much more biased. It may have seemed that McMurphy was merely preaching about his greatness and what good he did for others, considering he played the protagonist. Also, McMurphy narrarating the story would clash with the plot itself, seeing that in the end of the story he is rendered useless and braindead. By reading the story through Bromden's point of view, the reader is able to better understand and feel what a great man McMurphy was. At the beginning of the story we can see how disturbed, scared, and weak Bromden is. And at the end, we see how Bromden is mentally transformed, for the better, because of the great influence McMurphy had on him. It is quite established that M