The End Of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Explained

Viewers can end up pretty confused by a film like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Did Mac’s revolution actually make a difference? What was Chief trying to accomplish? Does Nurse Ratched represent women in the 1960s? Here’s some insight into the ending of the classic film. Billy Bibbit is a soft-spoken young man with thoughts of killing himself, but he doesn’t choose to end his life all on his own. Nurse Ratched talks him into it. When Mac throws a party on the ward with two sex workers, he encourages Billy to make his move on Candy, in whom he’d expressed interest during the boat trip. Candy, who’s likely used to her clients treating her badly, seems genuinely flattered when Billy stutters out his compliments. Their excursion in the supply closet is clearly more than just a meaningless fling. That doesn’t matter to Nurse Ratched. Ratched knows precisely what she’s doing when she eviscerates the self-confidence that Mac has been trying to bolster in the young man, making him feel shame for his actions. I