Society and the hospital

It seems as if society has made the people in the hospital seem as if they are horrible people and that they should be feared by all of society, and the outside world. All of the people on the outside dont understand how most of the people in the hospital are in there by choice and that they are somewhat ok, but just have minor problems and that they are afraid of the world. McMurphy also sees that being in the hospital gives him some power over the people on the outside because they are afraid of them.