One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Flew Flew Over Over the the Cuckoo Cuckoo ’s ’s Nest Nest By Ken Kesey By Ken Kesey
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. By Ken Kesey. Background. Post World War II Sometime around the 1960’s Novel takes place at a mental ward in Oregon Author, Ken Kesey, was an employee at Menlo Park Veterans’ Hospital Talked frequently with patients whom he believed were not insane - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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One One Flew Flew Over Over the the
CuckoCuckoo’s o’s
NestNestBy Ken KeseyBy Ken Kesey
Post World War II Post World War II Sometime around the 1960’sSometime around the 1960’s Novel takes place at a mental ward in Novel takes place at a mental ward in
OregonOregon Author, Ken Kesey, was an employee at Author, Ken Kesey, was an employee at
Menlo Park Veterans’ HospitalMenlo Park Veterans’ Hospital Talked frequently with patients whom he Talked frequently with patients whom he
believed were not insanebelieved were not insane Sometimes did this under hallucinogenic Sometimes did this under hallucinogenic
drugs, LSDdrugs, LSD
McMurphyMcMurphy
Chief BromdenChief Bromden
Nurse Ratched (Big Nurse)Nurse Ratched (Big Nurse)
SANITY VS. INSANITYSANITY VS. INSANITY SEXUAL REPRESSIONSEXUAL REPRESSION ROLE CONFUSIONROLE CONFUSION
The “fog”The “fog” LaughterLaughter The “Combine”The “Combine” Reference to sizeReference to size Lobotomy/ESTLobotomy/EST Glass windowGlass window
