The legendary author Ken Kesey's life and experiences played a very pivotal role in his success and the success of the novel in the early 60's. ... To begin, Ken Kesey had an "All American " lifestyle growing up. ... And Geneve Kesey in La Junta, Colorado, author Ken Elton Kesey had been raised as a hard shell Baptist who seemed to enjoyed leisure time in the great outdoors both fishing and hunting with his younger brother Joe. ... With Kesey working in the hospital as an orderly it seems as if Kesey thought of himself as McMurphy except under different terms. ... When I put the endi...

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• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate