One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In Part 2 of the novel, Why do the "voluntary" patients like Harding or Bibbit decide not to leave the hospital?

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They prefer the confines of the hospital to the real world; Mr harding for example has marital problems. They explain to McMurphy that they aren't as strong as he is...... thus, they prefer their life there.

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