McMurphy explains how he has been antagonized by an emasculating, domineering female Nurse:McMurphy: Well, that f--kin' Nurse, man.The memorable scene recreates a discussion the trio may have had.Before a roaring fire, Mary expresses her unusual fear of thunder and the dark:Lord Byron: The crudest, savage exhibition of Nature at her worst without, and we three, we elegant three within." She complains to relatives about Marty's lack of initiative: "He sits around the house all the ime...He let 'em walk right up on us! He was sleeping on his goddamn shift!" but Chris denied that it was his shift.