The novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was written by Ken Kesey. ... In the middle of a meeting McMurphy walks over to the office and punches through the glass, grabbing a pack of cigarets. ... McMurphy's role in the ward is the one who takes care of the patients. McMurphy is the one who shows the men how to have confidence. ... The Big Nurse sees that one of the patients was sleeping a with the prostitute. ...

• Word Count: 1329
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, written by Ken Kesey, the patients in a mental institution were firmly controlled by Nurse Ratched, the head of the ward. ... The nurse lost the power she has over the patients, whom she had taken pleasure in controlling. Although the Big Nurse accused McMurphy of playing with human lives as though he was God, she was actually the one impersonating God. ... She also acted very sympathetic when one of the patients had a problem, and she simply laid a comforting hand on his arm. ...

• Word Count: 1497
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School