vote, after the two had misbehaved and were awaiting their shock-treatment punishment and when Chief shows the ultimate sign of compassion in murdering Randall so he would not have to live life as a vegetable. These moments, along with the fact that Randall and Chief had planned to escape the asylum and move to Canada, would not have been possible if Randall had not taken the time to get to know Chief and help him find his true feet. This is because Chief would have remained as the "deaf, mute Indian" who no one liked or cared about. If comparing Randall to Jesus Christ, Chief is like Jesus' top disciple Paul. Randall died so that Chief could build up enough courage and strength to escape and so that the other inmates could live, a happier life where smiles and laughs were plentiful and monotonous boredom was rare.
             Billy Bibbit, the youthful stuttering virgin who was violently scared of his mother, also formed a strong bond with Randall. While this relationship was not as prominent as the one Randall shared with Chief, it was still very important to the overall story and the inference that Randall was a saviour. The group of inmates accepted Billy as he fitted in to their style of fun and recreation; his problem however was his speech impediment. Whenever Billy was around the figures of authority, whether it be his mother, a health care worker or an orderly, he
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