McAPUSH: Kelly Overstreet: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Kelly Overstreet: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I chose to read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest because I had always heard the movie was a fantastic film, and I also enjoy comparing films to the book they came from. I liked how the point of view came from an actual patient in the hospital instead of a third-person point of view. The power struggle between the Big Nurse and McMurphy was very interesting, especially when it seemed the Nurse was going to crack. It was a very easy book to follow and the plot was a unique one. I'm very glad I chose to read it.

1 comment:

Mcapush said...: Shawn Best: I agree with you, I thought that the limited first-person point of view added to the power of the story and really let the reader experience first-hand how the patients were robbed of their freedom in the asylum.I think it's interesting that the power struggle ended with the nurse losing her voice- her main source of control over the patients, and McMurphy losing his life- his main source of resistance to the nurse.; August 14, 2010 at 9:47 PM