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One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo Born in Oregon in 1935 Kesey grew up in Colorado he married his high school sweetheart in 1956 and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1957
raquo In graduate school the following year Kesey met Vic Lovell a psychology student who was doing experiments with psychomimetic drugs Kesey agreed to be a paid subject in drug experimentation
Kesey actually worked as a night warden on a ward in a mental hospital He was so determined to get the feel of being a patient that he underwent ECT
While at Stanford Kesey volunteered for medical studies on the effects of psychoactive drugs (often hallucinogens)
He used these experiences to inform how Chief would see the world
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo One of the drugs tested was LSD under which Kesey wrote sections of Cuckoorsquos Nest Throughout the 1960rsquos Kesey sank deeper into the drug culture and developed into a leader of the counterculture hippie set (Eventually he was arrested for drugs and fled to Mexico to avoid prison he later returned and served 6 months in jail)
raquo Kesey formed the Merry Pranksters a group of people who lived together and at one time traveled around the country on a painted bus they called ldquoFurtherrdquo
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo The misdeeds of the Merry Pranksters were chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1967) as well as in poems by Allen Ginsberg Other contemporaries include Timothy Leary Jack Kerouac Hunter S Thompson Neal Cassady and The Grateful Dead
raquo Kesey remained in the public eye with articles in numerous magazines such as Rolling Stone Newsweek Esquire and High Times At age 60 he appeared in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues In 1997 he reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert one of his last public performances
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo Born in Oregon in 1935 Kesey grew up in Colorado he married his high school sweetheart in 1956 and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1957
raquo In graduate school the following year Kesey met Vic Lovell a psychology student who was doing experiments with psychomimetic drugs Kesey agreed to be a paid subject in drug experimentation
Kesey actually worked as a night warden on a ward in a mental hospital He was so determined to get the feel of being a patient that he underwent ECT
While at Stanford Kesey volunteered for medical studies on the effects of psychoactive drugs (often hallucinogens)
He used these experiences to inform how Chief would see the world
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo One of the drugs tested was LSD under which Kesey wrote sections of Cuckoorsquos Nest Throughout the 1960rsquos Kesey sank deeper into the drug culture and developed into a leader of the counterculture hippie set (Eventually he was arrested for drugs and fled to Mexico to avoid prison he later returned and served 6 months in jail)
raquo Kesey formed the Merry Pranksters a group of people who lived together and at one time traveled around the country on a painted bus they called ldquoFurtherrdquo
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo The misdeeds of the Merry Pranksters were chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1967) as well as in poems by Allen Ginsberg Other contemporaries include Timothy Leary Jack Kerouac Hunter S Thompson Neal Cassady and The Grateful Dead
raquo Kesey remained in the public eye with articles in numerous magazines such as Rolling Stone Newsweek Esquire and High Times At age 60 he appeared in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues In 1997 he reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert one of his last public performances
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Kesey actually worked as a night warden on a ward in a mental hospital He was so determined to get the feel of being a patient that he underwent ECT
While at Stanford Kesey volunteered for medical studies on the effects of psychoactive drugs (often hallucinogens)
He used these experiences to inform how Chief would see the world
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo One of the drugs tested was LSD under which Kesey wrote sections of Cuckoorsquos Nest Throughout the 1960rsquos Kesey sank deeper into the drug culture and developed into a leader of the counterculture hippie set (Eventually he was arrested for drugs and fled to Mexico to avoid prison he later returned and served 6 months in jail)
raquo Kesey formed the Merry Pranksters a group of people who lived together and at one time traveled around the country on a painted bus they called ldquoFurtherrdquo
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo The misdeeds of the Merry Pranksters were chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1967) as well as in poems by Allen Ginsberg Other contemporaries include Timothy Leary Jack Kerouac Hunter S Thompson Neal Cassady and The Grateful Dead
raquo Kesey remained in the public eye with articles in numerous magazines such as Rolling Stone Newsweek Esquire and High Times At age 60 he appeared in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues In 1997 he reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert one of his last public performances
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo One of the drugs tested was LSD under which Kesey wrote sections of Cuckoorsquos Nest Throughout the 1960rsquos Kesey sank deeper into the drug culture and developed into a leader of the counterculture hippie set (Eventually he was arrested for drugs and fled to Mexico to avoid prison he later returned and served 6 months in jail)
raquo Kesey formed the Merry Pranksters a group of people who lived together and at one time traveled around the country on a painted bus they called ldquoFurtherrdquo
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo The misdeeds of the Merry Pranksters were chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1967) as well as in poems by Allen Ginsberg Other contemporaries include Timothy Leary Jack Kerouac Hunter S Thompson Neal Cassady and The Grateful Dead
raquo Kesey remained in the public eye with articles in numerous magazines such as Rolling Stone Newsweek Esquire and High Times At age 60 he appeared in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues In 1997 he reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert one of his last public performances
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Ken Kesey1935-2001
raquo The misdeeds of the Merry Pranksters were chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1967) as well as in poems by Allen Ginsberg Other contemporaries include Timothy Leary Jack Kerouac Hunter S Thompson Neal Cassady and The Grateful Dead
raquo Kesey remained in the public eye with articles in numerous magazines such as Rolling Stone Newsweek Esquire and High Times At age 60 he appeared in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues In 1997 he reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert one of his last public performances
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
ldquoI was too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippierdquo (1999)
raquo Kesey is often remembered as the link between the Beat generation of the 1950rsquos and the Hippie generation of the 1960rsquos
raquo Kesey died in November of 2001 after an operation for liver cancer
raquo Keseyrsquos beliefs continue to influence the next generation he is memorialized in print as well as on the internet
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos NestKen Kesey
raquo While working in the mental institution Kesey started formulating the plot for Cuckoorsquos Nest He decided many of the patients were nonconformists rather than insane Many characters were based on actual patients and staff at the hospital
raquo He wrote parts of the book while on acid especially to create Chief Bromden
raquo Cuckoorsquos Nest was published in 1962 It has been adapted into a Broadway play and an Academy-award winning film and is taught regularly in classrooms
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Preliminary research
Lysergic acid diethylamide Generally LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses emotions memories time and awareness It was introduced into the US in 1948 and marketed as a psychiatric cure-all a remedy for everything from schizophrenia to criminal behavior sexual perversions and alcoholism LSD was the original centerpiece of the CIAs top secret MK-ULTRA project an ambitious undertaking conducted from the 1950s-1970s designed to explore the possibilities of pharmaceutical mind control
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
A type of psychosurgery performed to alleviate mental disturbances by severing the midbrain which is associated with emotional arousal from the frontal cortex the seat of the higher mental processes
bullThe goal was to cut the nerves that run from front of the brain to the rear A techniques was devised that involved drilling two holes on either side of the forehead insert a surgical knife and sever the prefrontal cortex from the rest of the brain
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
A psychiatric treatment method in which electricity is used to produce a generalized seizure used to treat mania major depression and certain forms of schizophrenia
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest
raquo Setting a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon in the 1950rsquos
raquo Tone critical and allegorical with the authorrsquos attitudes depicted through Bromden and McMurphy
raquo Point of view Chief Bromden narrates in first person as events appear to him compromised by paranoia and hallucinations and enhanced by the fact that he overhears staff conversations
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Major motifs
raquo The dangers of dehumanizationraquo Good versus evil
raquo Individuality vs conformityraquo The corrupting nature of power
raquo Appearance versus realityraquo Physical and moral courage
raquo Sanity versus insanityraquo Therapeutic role of nature and
laughter
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Similarities from the hospital to the novelGuests had to check inMost were admitted by family
members Many patients had the power to
leave on their own but were ldquocontrolledrdquo
by staff and manipulated to believe that they needed to stay
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Conditions at the Mental Hospital
raquo Over crowdedraquo Dirtyraquo Not nurturingraquo No privacyraquo Similar tomdashor in some cases worse thanmdash
prison
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
What is this
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Combine Harvester1048710 A combine harvester is an agriculturalmachine that harvests all types of cereals oilseeds and legumes through four main steps1048710 The crop is cut and directed into a rotatingchamber with a series of beaters going theopposite direction The grain is dislodged falls tothe bottom separated from debris by sieves andwind The grain is transferred to a hopper fortransfer and the debris falls out the rear
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
What do you think
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Disciplineraquo Discipline is absolutely necessary in most situations
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
All people are crazy to some extent
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
The best place for those with mental illnesses is in an institution andor hospital
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Our society forces men to act like stereotypical men
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
The more rules the better
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Self-esteem is not very important in life
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
One person can change an established stable environment
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
Hatred is inherent to human nature
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
One Flew Over the Cuckoorsquos Nest sounds more interesting now
