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... of thorns. Jesus was also friends with a prostitute named Mary, just like McMurphy was friends with prostitutes. The development of McMurphy as a Christ figure ends, when he leads the patients on a fishing trip. McMurphy takes the "twelve of us (patients) towards the ocean," (Kesey 203) just like Jesus, to test and strengthen their faith in him and empower them. When the trip is over, the Chief describes the sense of change that most of the patients had and even claims that they "weren't the same bunch of weak-knees from a nuthouse anymore." (Kesey 215). Page 2 This demonstrates the way McMurphy is starting to guide and lead the patients, just as Jesus led his disciples. Finally the actions and feelings of the other characters successfully shows the development of McMurphy as a Christ figure and hero. The similarities can be drawn between McMurphy and Jesus healing. Jesus, made blind men sees and speaks. McMurphy is the one who made the Chief to speak for the first time in years, when he says "Thank-you." (Page 184-185), he heals Chief of his deafness and dumbness. Billy Bibbit was also aided and empowered McMurphy. Even though McMurphy had been betrayed, he still made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure Nurse Ratched could not use Billy's death to take away what he had taugh...