Outline For One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

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In 1962, Ken Kesey shook Americans across the nation with his book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The novel expresses such things as nonconformity, rebellion, freedom of the mind and the hardships of having a mental illness. It also challenges many levels of reality and social norms, such as glorifying corrupt juveniles, criminal activity, and depicting images of violence. • Opening sentence – in 1962, Ken Kesey shook Americans across the nation with his book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Under scrutiny since publication and has been unjustly put on the ban list. • Thesis – novel challenges many levels of reality and social norms, such as glorifying corrupt juveniles, criminal activity, and depicting images of violence. Novel expresses …show more content…

"It's not part of the values and morals you want them to hold, but they need to be prepared. residents feared that the easily influenced minds of teens reading the novel would be corrupted by the violence they read. However, it is because the minds of teens are easily influenced that this story should be taught. With the proper education of controversial materials, students can better understand the lessons taught in books for future reference in their own …show more content…

A perfect example of McMurphy's propensity to question authority occurs when he decides to brush his teeth one morning before the designated time. During the latter half of the 1950s, many of the nation's younger generation began to challenge symbols of conformity. In their eyes, the ward policies that confined McMurphy seemed remarkably similar to the ubiquitous presence of the American legal system, while the authoritarian Nurse Ratched personified the power and control exhibited by large agencies, both in government and in

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