This part of a person's personality is made up of morals and ideals that have been imposed on them by society or parents. Freud believed that the superego was equivalent to a person's conscience, helping people determine between right and wrong. Bromden doesn't act because he's still afraid and understands there are consequences. From the start Bromden fears the opposition. He doesn't like to stand; he would rather just hide and be pushed around. He pretends to be deaf and dumb because he feels like he isn't being listened to and has never felt that way, and because he doesn't like feeling that way he simply pretends that he can't, so he can avoid those negative feelings. He just wants to stay out of trouble, however, he slowly but surely begins to side with McMurphy, understanding the repercussions but doing so because he feels what's right. Bromden's superego is what controls him in the beginning, which is understandable once you know his childhood. When he was younger, Chief Bromden never felt listened to after the company essentially took his home away from him. When he tried to get up, he was ignored and easily pushed back. Then, the person he admired, his father, was becoming a drunkard and was no longer the best role model for him. Since childhood, Bromden pretended to be deaf and dumb, because he really felt that way. He would