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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest One of the first important factors in this novel would have to be the title, it originates from a children's rhyme; "One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoos nest". In the rhyme, it goes on to say; "goose swoops down and plucks you out", the symbolic title helps to give us the impression that McMurphy attempts to "swoop down" and "pluck" out the patients of the psychiatric ward. But he is faced by a nurse, appropriately described as "as big as a tractor", an excellent simile to emphasise the power of Nurse Ratched. Ken Kesey, the author of "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest", describes the nurse's appearance by saying that she has "skin like flesh-coloured enamel", yet another simile demonstrating her non-human appearance. Randle McMurphy - a loud, dirty and confident man. His free laughter stuns the other patients, who have...
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