The Big Nurses Power

Although chief Bromden is a big man himself he sees size as a way of power. Example, the Big nurse. When she gets mad he describes her and says she swells up another sign of getting bigger and more powerful. Eventhough Bromden is bigger he feels smaller because he doesnt have the self confidence or courage to take any action. And better yet has not spoken a word for 31 years. So you can imagine how small the Big Nurse makes that "Big dumb indian" feel. Because the Nurse is so big and powerful her ultimate goal is to keep everything running smoothly and punish those who conform to society. Like not let McMurphy take the men on trips or even let them watch the world series. The Big Nurse must have absolute control at all times and things working exactly the way that she wants them too, and to accomplish that she has trained and worked her employees until she is inside there minds and has them thinking and acting like her and sometimes she only needs to give a look to her employees and they know where to go and what to do. And the instant McMurphy arrives in the ward The nurse and the patients know that he is an instant threat to her control and themselves are a little frightened because they have been in this system for so long and are scared of the consequences from the Big Nurse.