Hero- McMurphy. As far as we know, he's the most sane person in the joint excluding the staff. He's obviously a smart individual who doesn't want to stay in the ward forever. For him, it's more of a temporary escape route from the labor camp. "After he checks the day room over a minute, he sees he meant for the Acute side and goes right for it, grinning and shaking hands with everybody" (Keesy 28 iBooks version). He generally seems like a nice guy, and we as the audience are compelled to root for him going forward.
Antihero-Bromden. Our narrator doesn't necessarily want to be a hero. He is more forced into that kind of role due to him being taken advantage of. "the black boys keep bringing me seconds of everything--supposed to be for me, but they eat it insetad--till all three of them get breakfast while I lie there on that pee-stinking matress" (Keesy 17 iBooks). He might have to be a silent hero even though he'd rather keep to himself.
Villain- Big Nurse. So far, the nurse is the most villainous character out there. In a way, she kind of represents the unforgiving nature of the ward. She's there to maintain order and please not the patients, but rather the high ranking people who represent the ward. "She blows up bigger and bigger, big as a tractor, so big I can smell the machinery inside they way you smell a motor pulling a load" (Keesy 12 iBooks). It's basically the patients vs The Machine, and so far, the Machine is well in control of things.
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