ents that he can "flip her lid".The very next morning McMurphy wakes up before everyone else and takes a shower when he's not supposed to. He's wearing black boxer shorts with white whales. Big Nurse shows up at the shower and is furious with McMurphy because he was not wearing an appropriate uniform and didn't adhere to the shower schedule. Everyone else was sleeping and didn't see the whole show. During the remainder of the week, McMurphy continues to act as a clown and often causes trouble to irritate the Big Nurse who does a good job to contain herself. Toward the end of the week during a meeting, a vote was proposed by McMurphy to change the TV schedule so the crazy people can watch the World Series. The vote was 20 for and 20 against, so the Big Nurse denied the vote which made McMurphy furious. He responded by sitting in front of the TV and announcing the game to a blank screen instead of doing his daily assigned chores. All the patients on the floor then joined into the (blank screen) game and started cheering and yelling. This behavior was too much for the Big Nurse to handle. She started to yell at all of the patients, and in fact McMurphy won the bet. This incident established McMurphy as a leader. He won more than 5 dollars, he won the respect and loyalty of the patients. To try to regain control of the ward the Big Nurse thought of transferring McMurphy to a different floor after the TV scene incident. However, she knew that is what McMurphy wanted. She kept McMurphy on her floor to play the game with him. McMurphy, true to form, continues his clowning until he finds out one day that jail and the institute are different. In jail you have a set free date, whereas in the institute, if you keep acting up, your time is extended. When McMurphy found this out, he began to behave properly in order that his time in the ward would not be extended any longer. The "good behavior" continued until one day McMurphy cou...
