In the book One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, there are many themes present. The theme of human freedom verses control stands out the most.

Freedom is the ability to make choices and carry them out (Merriam 679). "For people to have complete freedom, there must be no restrictions on how they think, act or speak" (Dunlap). To have freedom, people should be able to do these things without being controlled by anyone else. However, no organized society can provide these conditions at all times. For a society to function there has to be certain restrictions placed on people or it would be complete pandemonium (Dunlap).

Control is the ability to exercise authoritative or dominating influence over a person or people (Merriam 238). It depends on what the person does and where they live as to what extent and for how long they are controlled (Shur 17). The...