One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Chief Bromden, the half-Indian narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has been a patient in an Oregon psychiatric ... (more)

Chief Bromden, the half-Indian narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has been a patient in an Oregon psychiatric hospital for ten years. His paranoia is evident from the first lines of the book, and he suffers from hallucinations and delusions. Bromden's worldview is dominated by his fear of what he calls the Combine, a huge conglomeration that controls society and forces people into conformity. Bromden pretends to be deaf and dumb and tries to go unnoticed, even though he is six feet seven inches tall. (less)

McMurphy, a criminal who feigns insanity, is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority ... (more)

McMurphy, a criminal who feigns insanity, is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse. (less)

Tells the adventures of a free-spirited mental ward inmate whose rebelliousness pits him against the repressive head nur... (more)

Tells the adventures of a free-spirited mental ward inmate whose rebelliousness pits him against the repressive head nurse, and whose charm wins him the loyalty of his fellow inmates. (less)

The story of a man whose rebelliousness pits him against the head nurse of a mental ward and the full spectrum of instit... (more)

The story of a man whose rebelliousness pits him against the head nurse of a mental ward and the full spectrum of institutional repression. (less)