By the end of part 1, I would have to say that McMurphy is managing to get the better of the nurse more so than the other way around. The fact that this part ends on McMurphy getting all of the ward to quit working and stare at a blank tv screen just to show her up probably shows that at the very least he has more power over the patients at this point. While the Nurse still has technical power, at this point McMurphy has managed to make his point more or less so.
The Chief goes out of his way to be near McMurphy so that he can hear what is going on. That shows a change in that at the beginning of the story he was less excited about things and more or less just along for the ride. Now, while still mostly just along for the ride, he also seems to be more active at attempting to be around people and things. The fact that McMurphy managed to get him to break out of his shell and raise his hand shows just how much he actually has managed to effect the Chief, with this being the most obvious one of the ways that he has been affected. At this point I like the Chief relatively well, because I kinda think that he is smarter than what the others think he is, and he does a good job of hiding it, but at the same time I think that he has very little bearing on the story physically. The part in which he comes in is more so in his description and how he gets you to lean to one side or the other just by how he describes it.
I find myself cheering for McMurphy, even though I don't particularly like him, mostly because I like the patients and what he is doing is also making them happy. In the same way, I also think that I lean towards his side thanks to the Chief's storytelling and the fact that there is an obvious slant towards McMurphy's side.
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