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Consider the role of McMurphy in "One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" Kesey was significantly inspired by the Beatnik culture around Stanford, and in the novel he deals with themes relevant to the counter-culture movement. These themes includes notions of freedom from repressive authority and a more liberated view of sexuality, while Kesey himself became a highly influential counter culture figure as part of the Merry Pranksters. For Kesey in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" R.P McMurphy represents his ideas of sexuality, freedom and self-determination against oppression. McMurphy enters the novel in chapter two. He enters the institution after being convicted of statuary rape. He brags about being a psychopath but his self-diagnosis's is unlikely. He is described as "Red headed with long red sideburns and a tangle of curls coming from under his cap. Mac's, vibrant scruffy red hair is significant because it emphasises the difference between himself and...

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