One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)

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lucyknows: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey may be paired with A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess or The Outsider by Albert Camus. All three novels explore the them of society versus the individual.

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fundevogel: A first hand account of the physical and psychological abuse of inmates at the Bridgewater Prison Hospital.

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BeeQuiet: When reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest there were two books that immediately sprung to mind, both non-fiction and the latter of which I'll post above. I think anyone captivated by the relations in this book, particularly the way in which the inmates are made to perceive themselves will get a huge amount from this book. It's wonderful, and Goffman has a very lucid, accessible way of writing, which certainly helps.… (more)

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BeeQuiet: Furthering on my Goffman recommendation, Foucault here details what he sees as being the movement from "treatment" of the mentally ill through more violent means through to what is described in Kesey's book as "infinitely more human methods". What is shown through Foucault's work is that whilst leaving no physical marks, turning man against man and reducing one's sense of self can be seen as even worse.… (more)

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mcenroeucsb: Books with Delusional/Enlightened Outcast protagonists

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mcenroeucsb: Books with Delusional/Enlightened Outcast protagonists

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lucyknows: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey may be paired with The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks or even Awakenings by the same author. All three books explore the idea that once a person becomes ill or is institutionalised, they lose their rights and privileges.… (more)

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AriadneAranea: Another chilling account of life in a US mental hospital - with a science fiction twist and a feminist angle.

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st_bruno: per alienazione negli ospedali psichiatrici. Condizione umana

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mcenroeucsb: Books with Delusional/Enlightened Outcast protagonists

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lucyknows: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest can be paired with Frank Darabont's film The Shawshank Redemption based on Stephen King's short storyRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. Could also be paired with Dead Poet's society as well.