Summary:
Essay provides a review of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey.
The book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, was a somewhat grim, yet comedic, tale of life in a mental institution. It was made into a movie and many conflicts, events, and situations were changed or eliminated. Even the point of view in which the story is told changes. In the book, the reader sees through the eyes of Chief Bromden. In the movie, it is more in McMurphy's point of view. However, to put everything into the movie that was in the book, the movie would probably end up being five hours long. Although somethings cannot be in the movie, such as the thoughts of the narrator, others must be eliminated just for the sake of time. In the end, though, both versions have the same plot and story line.
When the movie.....
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