The film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is based on the novel by Ken Kesey. ... Kesey describes her as "enormous, capable of swelling up bigger and bigger to monstrous proportions." The films physical portrayal of nurse Ratched perfectly embodies Kesey's description. ... Ken Kesey consistently incorporates elements from the Bible to illustrate the struggle between good and evil. ... Again Kesey uses Mac as a Christ figure. ...

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