Written by Ken Kesey in 1958, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, is a novel set in a psychiatric hospital. ... In addition, the novel serves as a study of critique of behaviorism, as well as celebration of principles of human beings (Wasserman and Kesey 13). ... Because of this, he thinks that he once used to be big, but not anymore at the present (Kesey 18). ... However, he may have had a significant mental breakdown because of witnessing the decline of his own father (Kesey 43). ... This is an indication that Chief is not insane, as other people in the hospital tend to think (Kesey 63). ...

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"Insanity- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world- - R.D. Laing The main characters' apparent madness or irrational behavior plays an important role in the book "One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest- by Ken Kesey. The purpose for the madness in One Flew over the Cookoo's Nest is slightly m...

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The novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was written by Ken Kesey. The novel takes place in a mental institute. McMurphy is a man who tries to escape a work farm by saying he is not sane. McMurphy is sent to this mental institute to be examined. Here McMurphy is the hero who sacrifice himself in o...

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Not too many books take you into the world of mental illness. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey does. It is told through the eyes of a mental patient named Chief Bromden. He is a northwest Indian, who is disturbed with hallucinations about machines taking over the world he knows. The ment...

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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest Not too many books take you into the world of mental illness. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey does. It is told through the eyes of a mental patient named Chief Bromden. He is a northwest Indian, who is disturbed with hallucinations about ...

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• Grade Level: High School