July 21, 2008
#35: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey I had a tough time with this one. It didn’t quite grab my attention the way I had wanted. The book takes place in a hospital psych ward and follows patients as they live their lives in this setting. However, the story is a metaphor for society and how it continues to follow unwritten and seemingly useless rules regardless of their worth or relevance. I write about this often, but what I found most striking in the story was how all of the hospital patients were men and the imposing force that they hated and tried to break down was a female nurse. The book was written in an earlier era, and I understand that, it was just hard to overlook what seems to be blatant gender bias. Ultimately, the book did give some insight into what it is like to feel used by authority, not have opportunity, and ultimately want to rise against opposing forces. 

#35: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

I had a tough time with this one. It didn’t quite grab my attention the way I had wanted. The book takes place in a hospital psych ward and follows patients as they live their lives in this setting. However, the story is a metaphor for society and how it continues to follow unwritten and seemingly useless rules regardless of their worth or relevance. I write about this often, but what I found most striking in the story was how all of the hospital patients were men and the imposing force that they hated and tried to break down was a female nurse. The book was written in an earlier era, and I understand that, it was just hard to overlook what seems to be blatant gender bias. Ultimately, the book did give some insight into what it is like to feel used by authority, not have opportunity, and ultimately want to rise against opposing forces.