One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

why is it significant that McMurphy does not volunteer to go without a life jacket?

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I think that McMurphy is at heart insecure. He maintains a bravado of self-assuredness but inside he searches. He is looking for his own identity, he wants to belong and he wants to feel safe.

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