The book I chose for the summer reading was One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. It was highly recommended by my parents, who had seen the movie, so I expected a pretty good read. It tells the story of a group of patients in an asylum trying to deal with their conditions and the domineering control of a middle-aged nurse. It is a striking example of how authority can be perverted and used to make those under its power suffer. Kesey insightfully delves into the struggles and psyches of these men in the asylum because of his experience as an attendant in a psychiatric ward in the 1960’s. This book shows the patient’s struggles against a system which they don’t fit. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to watch the award-winning movie. I read on someone’s post that this book was an allegory for slavery and that definitely changed my interpretation of it. I saw that connection in the patient’s helplessness and complete lack of freedom. This made me realize the connection between this book and American history. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for something about a struggle against society.
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I didn't realized that this book could possibly be an allegory for slavery. Now that I've heard of it, I can see how this works out. I loved how Kesey took his personal experiences and transformed it into this novel.
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