Who says the line 'we are witnessing the end, the absolute, irrevocable, fantastic end'?

• A. Harding
• B. McMurphy
• C. Bromden
• D. Nurse Ratched

Answer: (A)

Harding says that line. It fits his reflective, grandiose way of talking about power and change in the ward. When he speaks it, he’s casting the moment as a turning point—the apparent end of Nurse Ratched’s rigid control and the oppressive routine she represents. That epic, almost prophetic tone matches Harding’s character, who often analyzes the events in big, sweeping terms. Other characters don’t speak with this kind of expansive, fate-signaling voice: McMurphy tends to be brash and confrontational, Bromden uses foggy imagery and a focus on the machine of control, and Nurse Ratched speaks in clinical, controlling terms. So Harding is the best fit for this line.