One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) (edit title/settings)

Ballroom_Pink edited the summary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Thursday, December 23, 2010.

• In the story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, the narration is done by one of the patients, Chief "Broom""Broom" Bromden. His nickname is Broom because he also serves as the janitor for the ward. He is portrayed as a gentle giant of a man, and he has pretended to be deaf-mute and dumb ever since he was moved to the ward. Most of the events of the novel take place in the East Oregon Correctional Institution, based on the real life Pendleton, OregonOregon, asylum. Bromden also serves as the main character in the plot of the story. All the other characters are introduced by Bromden's remembrances and thoughts. They include Dale Harding, the philosopher and main thinker of the group of patients, Billy Bibbit, a nervous and shy young man with a distinct stutter, George, a germophobe who spends all day washing his hands and helps spur the climax of the story, Nurse Ratched, or The Big Nurse as Bromden calls her, who serves as the head nurse of the ward and maintains order and rules on the ward, the rest of the staff on the ward, and all other minor characters in the plot.
  Soon, a new character, Randall Patrick McMurphy, is sent to the institution because he was caught in a fight on a work farm, and pleaded insanity so he could wait out his sentence in the comfort of a hospital. Randall is the happy-go-lucky type of guy that always tries to cheer people up, no matter what the situation is. He is always joking around with the staff and playing pranks on them and conspiring with the other patients. Soon after he arrives at the ward, he begins to fight the authority of the staff and asks for policy changes on the ward, most of which are considered and accepted. One of his requests is a fishing trip for the patients. After the patients get to the boat on the dock, the captain that was going to take them says that the weather is too stormy to go out, so Randall incites to patients to steal the boat. The doctor that went with them did nothing to stop them. This incident is what spurs the happening of the climax in the plot.

Shelfari edited the summary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Tuesday, January 19, 2010.

• In the story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, the narration is done by one of the patients, Chief "Broom""Broom" Bromden. His nickname is Broom because he also serves as the janitor for the ward. He is portrayed as a gentle giant of a man, and he has pretended to be deaf-mute and dumb ever since he was moved to the ward. Most of the events of the novel take place in the East Oregon Correctional Institution, based on the real life Pendleton, Oregon asylum. Bromden also serves as the main character in the plot of the story. All the other characters are introduced by Bromden's remembrances and thoughts. They include Dale Harding, the philosopher and main thinker of the group of patients, Billy Bibbit, a nervous and shy young man with a distinct stutter, George, a germophobe who spends all day washing his hands and helps spur the climax of the story, Nurse Ratched, or The Big Nurse as Bromden calls her, who serves as the head nurse of the ward and maintains order and rules on the ward, the rest of the staff on the ward, and all other minor characters in the plot.
  Soon, a new character, Randall Patrick McMurphy, is sent to the institution because he was caught in a fight on a work farm, and pleaded insanity so he could wait out his sentence in the comfort of a hospital. Randall is the happy-go-lucky type of guy that always tries to cheer people up, no matter what the situation is. He is always joking around with the staff and playing pranks on them and conspiring with the other patients. Soon after he arrives at the ward, he begins to fight the authority of the staff and asks for policy changes on the ward, most of which are considered and accepted. One of his requests is a fishing trip for the patients. After the patients get to the boat on the dock, the captain that was going to take them says that the weather is too stormy to go out, so Randall incites to patients to steal the boat. The doctor that went with them did nothing to stop them. This incident is what spurs the happening of the climax in the plot.

Jasen G edited the summary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

• In the story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, the narration is done by one of the patients, Chief "Broom" Bromden. His nickname is Broom because he also serves as the janitor for the ward. He is portrayed as a gentle giant of a man, and he has pretended to be deaf-mute and dumb ever since he was moved to the ward. Most of the events of the novel take place in the East Oregon Correctional Institution, based on the real life Pendleton, Oregon asylum. Bromden also serves as the main character in the plot of the story. All the other characters are introduced by Bromden's remembrances and thoughts. They include Dale Harding, the philosopher and main thinker of the group of patients, Billy Bibbit, a nervous and shy young man with a distinct stutter, George, a germophobe who spends all day washing his hands and helps spur the climax of the story, Nurse Ratched, or The Big Nurse as Bromden calls her, who serves as the head nurse of the ward and maintains order and rules on the ward, the rest of the staff on the ward, and all other minor characters in the plot.
  Soon, a new character, Randall Patrick McMurphy, is sent to the institution because he was caught in a fight on a work farm, and pleaded insanity so he could wait out his sentence in the comfort of a hospital. Randall is the happy-go-lucky type of guy that always tries to cheer people up, no matter what the situation is. He is always joking around with the staff and playing pranks on them and conspiring with the other patients. Soon after he arrives at the ward, he begins to fight the authority of the staff and asks for policy changes on the ward, most of which are considered and accepted. One of his requests is a fishing trip for the patients. After the patients get to the boat on the dock, the captain that was going to take them says that the weather is too stormy to go out, so Randall incites to patients to steal the boat. The doctor that went with them did nothing to stop them. This incident is what spurs the happening of the climax in the plot.