One flew over the cuckoo's nest : a novel, Kesey, K.
FIRST PUBLICATION: 1962TITLE
The title is a line from an old nursery rhyme about three geese leaving a flock:
One flew east, one flew west
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
Cuckoo’s means crazy, cuckoo’s nest is a crazy home, a home for mental disturbed people.
THEME
The main theme is the conflict between the system and the individual. An other theme is friendship.
SETTING
The story takes place in a “cuckoo’s nest”, a mental hospital in the state of Oregon.
TIME
The year of the actions can be the present but it can also be 10 years ago.
POINT OF VIEW
The story is told by the point of view from the Indian chief “Broom”. You se