Cool Hand Luke & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In the essay we wrote today, I mainly talked about the similarities between the protagonists and the similarities between the antagonists. McMurphy and Luke both play authority-defying protagonists that are unwilling to conform. Nurse Ratched and the Captain both play antagonists that are characterized by inhuman qualities and thrive off of power. I compared the scenes where McMurphy makes a bet that he can flip the control panel in the tub room and Luke makes the bet that he can eat fifty eggs. Once McMurphy doesn't complete the task and Luke does, there is symbolism in both stories of comparing them to Jesus Christ. McMurphy's hands are bleeding and Luke is sprawled on the floor. Both are alluding to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I also talked about how Nurse Ratched and the Captain want power for different reasons.