One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ken Kesey’s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a classic work of twentieth-century American literature. Set in a psychiatric hospital, the story follows Randle Patrick McMurphy, a new patient who challenges the tyrannical Nurse Ratched and the entire repressive system. The narrative is told from the perspective of Chief Bromden, a Native American patient who pretends to be deaf and mute. The book explores themes of freedom, individuality, and resistance to institutional control.