To add on to Ryan's post on the Power Struggle there is definitely a competition for the power on the Ward. McMurphy gained many points throughout the whole session with his interruptions about the dream he had the night before and about whether the radio should be played louder. What really impressed me about McMurphy was his ability to find a way to connect with the Doctor throughout the session. Most likely Mac did not go to the same high school as the doc, but the creativity to be able to connect with the doctor in this way to really make Big Nurse mad was impressive. However, as Chief states near the end of the section that Big Nurse had just lost a small battle and that she will still win, and keep on winning. I feel that when Chief says, "We musn't let McMurphy get our hopes up any different, lure us into making some kind of dumb play,"(109) is important because Chief knows the ward all too well and if McMurphy is not careful, Big Nurse will remain in control of the ward and have all the power.