1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestBy: Ken Kesey Stefanie Clinton

2. Ken Kesey • Born on September 17th, 1935, in La Junta, Colorado • Raised in Springfield, Oregon • Attended Stanford University • Served as an experimental subject and aide in a hospital • Inspiration for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest • Wrote 5 novels, 2 plays, and 3 collections of short stories

3. Ken Kesey • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was turned into a film and won 5 Oscars • Ken Kesey despised it and refused to watch it • Involved in the Merry Pranksters • Jailed for drug charges • Eventually settled down with Norma Faye Haxby and their four children • Died on November 10, 2001, in Eugene, Oregon • Liver cancer surgery

4. Foundation • Setting: Psychiatric ward in Oregon during the late 1950s/early 1960s • Point of view: First person (Chief Bromden) • Inspired by real-life experiences

5. Primary Characters • Chief Bromden (A.K.A.Chief Broom) – narrator,chronic patient, feignsdeafness and muteness • Randall P. McMurphy –protagonist, acutepatient, leader of therebellion • Nurse Ratched (A.K.A.Big Nurse) – antagonist,head of the ward, merciless • Dale Harding – acute patient, reveals true pernicious nature of the hospital, has conflicting emotions • Billy Bibbit – acute patient with a stuttering problem, childish, anxious

6. Secondary Characters • Geever, William, and Washington (A.K.A. The Black Boys) – ward aides to Nurse Ratched, aggressive and obedient • Doctor Spivey – coordinator of group therapy sessions, forms a bond with McMurphy • Charles Cheswick – acute patient, easily influenced by McMurphy, feigns courage • Pete Bancini – chronic patient, incoherent

7. Minor Characters • George Sorenson – acute patientwith an intense phobia of germs • Sefelt and Frederickson – acutepatients with epilepsy • Scanlon – acute patient, violent • Candy and Sandy – two girls thatMcMurphy knew beforehand,accompany men on their fishing tripand during their party • Turkle – nighttime watchman • Martini, Old Blastic, Ellis, Ruckly, Taber, Lifeguard, Rawler • Chief’s Father • Public Relations • Nurse Pilbow

8. PART I • R.P. McMurphy is checked into the psychiatric ward • First group discussion is held • Pete’s first outburst • McMurphy makes an observation and confronts Harding about it • McMurphy starts the rebellion: “I can get the best of that woman without her getting the best of me.” • Chief begins to have hallucinations • Defiance #1: walking around in the nude • Defiance #2: musical demand  rejected and embarrassed  gets Dr. Spivey in on it • Defiance #3: seize the meeting! • McMurphy proposes a viewing of the World Series and he’s rejected • Lectures the men about courage • Defiance #4: World Series vote again  defeated  McMurphy hassles Chief  Chief raises his hand  WIN • Defiance #5: sit and watch a blank television screen

9. PART II • Nurse Ratched holds a meetingaboutMcMurphy • Men take a trip to the pool • McMurphy talks to theDisturbed lifeguard and has ahorrifying realization • Another group session is heldand for the first time,McMurphy says nothing • Cheswick commits suicide • McMurphy is infuriated  Defiance #6: break that woman’s window

10. PART III • McMurphy proposes a fishing trip • Chief speaks for the first time... To McMurphy • McMurphy promises to make him strong • FISHING TRIP!

11. PART IV • Nurse Ratched orders everyone to be cleaned • George is afraid and is bullied by the Black Boys • McMurphy and Chief square up with the aides  sent to Disturbed  electroshock therapy • McMurphy and Chief are sent back down and throw a party • Nurse Ratched finds out • Billy commits suicide • McMurphy strangles Nurse Ratched • McMurphy receives a lobotomy • Chief suffocates McMurphyand escapes into the sunset

12. World Series Vote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jAsPwvgms

13. Themes • Power • Rebellion • Masculinity • Conformity • Madness

14. Symbols • The fog • Cigarettes • The control panel

15. Connections in Pop Culture/Literature • The Hunger Games • Symbol of the Mockingjay • Rebellion and revolution

16. Quotes • “But I tried, though...I sure as hell did that much, now, didn’t I?” • “The flock gets a sight of blood on some chicken and they all go to peckin’ at it, see, till they rip the chicken to shreds, blood and bones and feathers.” • “But at least there’s that: they are sick men now. No more rabbits, Mack.”