A man who does not want to go to prison pretends to be mentally ill in the hope that he can go to and stay in, a mentally health institution. During his stay, the film viewer questions the system that was in place during the mid 19th century in terms of the accomodition of mentally ill patients in mental health institutions.
One flew over the cuckoos nest. Great book you should read it.
The story in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is told from the perspective of Chief Bromden, a patient at the mental hospital where the novel is set. Chief Bromden provides a unique and insightful point of view on the events and characters in the story.
The primary setting of this book is a ward in a mental institution. Chief also has flashbacks of the Indian reservation he grew up on along with other minor settings.
In the book "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey, Mack teaches the other patients in the psychiatric hospital about self-expression and rebellion against oppressive authority. He encourages them to stand up for themselves and challenge the rules and control imposed by the Big Nurse.
The book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) was written by Ken Kesey. Dale Wasserman adapted it to a play.
The book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) was written by Ken Kesey. Dale Wasserman adapted it to a play.
The book was published in 1962.
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It comes from a nursery rhyme, which the protagonist remembers playing with his grandmother:Wire, briar, linber-lock,Three geese in a flock.One flew east, one flew west,And one flew over the cuckoo's nest.In this case, cuckoo is also a pejorative term for someone who's crazy or clinically insane. So a cuckoo's nest would be a sanitarium or asylum, where a 'flock' of cuckoos could be found.Flying over such a nest would be a metaphor for both overseeing the action, and escaping it.For more info, click the link below, and scroll down to Section II.B: The Meaning of the Title.
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Maxwell Taber was a patient who questioned Nurse Ratched by asking what medication he was being given. While reminising, Nurse Ratched refers to him as being a "ward manipulator". As a result of the questioning Nurse Ratched treated Taber with electro shock therapy and he was left docile. He is consider to be one of the hospitals success cases.
It only said his last name Brombden.I havn't watched the movie but I've read the book. his name is Chief