Today I was admitted to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a classic mental institution novel written by Ken Kesey. I chose to read this book because, like many people, I was only exposed to the Jack Nicholson film version of this story. As it always goes, the book > the film. Therefore, I was intrigued to be able to read the story I thought I already knew. I began the exposition today. The institution is described as bleak, sterile, and overall a place I would avoid at all costs. Sticking with the era the book is set in, the custodians/ restrainers are all African American. The book is actually quite racist to them, but that is the intent. The "Big Nurse" is Nurse Ratched, who may just be one of the greatest antagonists in literature. I am excited to see what nuances are in the book that the movie had omitted, and feel that I will very much enjoy this book.
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