"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

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This paper reviews the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", written by Ken Kesey. The paper explains that the novel is narrated by a man who is half Caucasian and half Native American by the name of Chief Bromden. Bromden and the other characters are either employed by or inmates of a mental hospital in the late 1950's and the novel describes some of the stories that they tell. The paper concludes that by the end of the book, however, the reader can see that reality is at least in part defined by the person observing it.

From the Paper:

"To interpret this scene we have to consider the reporter. Chief Bromden believes that the world is run by a giant combine, a piece of farm equipment that mows down anything in its path. He believes that the controls are operated by Nurse Ratched. He also believes that she runs a fog machine that makes it difficult to see clearly at times. He believes that she operates this fog machine while McMurphy is trying to manipulate things so he can watch the world series game."

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