One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest1

Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Author: Ken Kesey Number of pages: 272 Date of Publication: 1962 Summary This story, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, consists of many different things. It contains the mysteries of what goes on inside of a mental institution, the need that the men in the asylum have for friendship, and the courage the men have when they stood up against their greatest fear, “the Big Nurse,” Mrs. Ratched. …

…it hurt him by killing McMurphy that it was for the best. This novel was different than any that I have ever read before. It actually felt like I was inside of the hospital and watching the whole thing instead of reading it. The ending was sad, but I thought that it was very good. Overall this was a good story because of all the essential elements the author included to make it that way.