; (183). All of these patients have been made afraid of leaving and facing the outside world so they succumb to whatever the nurse wants. Harding for example has been made afraid of not being accepted by normal society as well as his wife and therefore accepts the so-called psychological help that the ward provides. His wife when speaking to him looks down upon him, "Dale, when are you going to learn to laugh instead of making that mousy little squeak?" (172). When McMurphy asks Harding why he does not leave, Harding says that he wants to leave the hospital "with all the traditional red tape and complications...I want my wife to be here in a car at a certain time to pick me. I want them to know I was able to do it that way "(257). He fears that what is waiting outside of the hospital walls is much worse than the little security he has in the ward and refuses to leave until he has become someone who is accepted by society. One specific example from the novel that shows that the patients are being controlled by their fears is the incident involving McMurphy's attempt to change the TV schedule so they could watch the World Series. Even though McMurphy is viewed as their leader and they all have monetary interest in the outcomes of the game, when it comes time to vote and therefore go against Nurse Ratched
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