One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Essay -

Chief Bromden only begins to move towards sanity when he regains self-esteem and the ability to act upon his decisions. Discuss.

When talking about a person who is ‘sane’ it means they are normal. To be ‘normal’ is to be accepted by ‘society’. Chief Bromden calls society the ‘combine’. He has been institutionalised because he has been filled with self doubt his whole life and considers himself ‘weak’.
To have self-esteem is to feel good about oneself. This attribute plays a huge role in Chief Bromden’s life. Having a ‘good’ self-esteem can help a person to succeed in life, on the other hand to have a ‘lack’ in self-esteem can drive a person to insanity or even death. If this low level of self-esteem is recognised it may be a target that leads to abuse from others. Chief Bromden like everyone else relies on his self-esteem to maintain his sanity. And like others he has experienced a lack of self-esteem at a very young age where it is conside...