Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition
by Bruce Edward Walker
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- Title Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Author Bruce Edward Walker
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Foster City, CA.
- Date 2000
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0764586629I5N00
- ISBN 9780764586620 / 0764586629
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 8.29 x 5.28 x 0.29 in (21.06 x 13.41 x 0.74 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Kesey, Ken
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00107792
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
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Summary
In CliffsNotes on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, you explore Ken Kesey's best-known work, one that challenges the preconceived ideas of what constitutes sanity and insanity. A mistakenly undertaken power struggle in an insane asylum results in a suicide, a murder, and a liberation, and leaves the reader with a paradoxical feeling that both disturbs and pleases.
This study guide carefully walks you through the novel by providing summaries and critical analyses of each section. You'll also explore the life and background of the author, Ken Kesey, and gain insight into how he came to write One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Other features that help you study include
- Character analyses of major players
- A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
- Critical essays on topics like the role of women and the comparison between the film and novel
- A review section that tests your knowledge
- A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites
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