One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, one of the greatest works of American literature, catalyzed Ken Kesey's career and fame. ... Ken Kesey, well-known for composing the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, worked in extremely unorthodox conditions, but still had the capability to embed a deep and powerful message within the book. ... Ken Kesey wrote other books later on, but none of them would ever compete with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ... He was greatly known for the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which launched his career farther than he could ever imag...

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The film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is based on the novel by Ken Kesey. ... With the film of the story of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", Kesey holds a mirror to our society and the images we see reflected back are of a dark, oppressive and controlling society whose goal is to foster social integration and squelch individuality, creating a compliant society. ... Her appearance is one of frightening tight control. ... A fear Nurse Rached doesn't hesitate to hold over Billy's head. ... Mac is of course wild with joy knowing that all this time the Chief has "gotte...

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In 1962, Kesey wrote the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest that was considered an instant classic by many people and very controversial. It contained many counterculture themes like freedom from authority and a more liberated view of sexuality ("About One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"). ... On graduating he received the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship that was a scholarship for the Creative Writing program at Stanford ("About One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"). ... This is where his inspiration for writing One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest started ("Kesey, Ken"). ... This pro...

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In One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, the underlying theme is how society destroys the individual and natural drives within its followers. ... One cannot help but notice the same suppression of individualism that exists in society as well. ... The only one they noticed was the little kid at the end of the whip. ... One autumn night, the Chief wakes up and slips to the window. ... The headlights loomed over the rise and peered ahead down the highway. ...

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