Cuckoo's Nest #2

At the end of part one, McMurphy appears to be winning the argument between Nurse Ratched and himself. After McMurphy convinces the Acutes and the Chief to vote to watch the World Series, Nurse Ratched starts to show her aggravation at him, which she never would have done before. She wasn't even able to wield her power over the men to pull them back to their chores and away from the television. At this point in the book, the Chief isn't much more than a narrator. We sometimes forgets that he is even there until he mentions things about himself, which is very rare. However, he has gotten more involved in the story since McMurphy appeared in the asylum. He gets more involved with what the Acutes are doing and he inputs more of his own opinions and ideas about what is going on.