What is reality? The novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, written by Ken Kesey, explores living in a mental institution through the mind of a patient. As the reader begins the novel, they would naturally think that a patient found in a mental hospital would be insane. As Kesey introduces you to the patients, and you see the institution in their eyes, you believe that they are really normal people, and society is insane. …showed first 75 words of 1441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1441 total…is mentally stronger than she, so she targets the weakest man of all. This pushes him into killing himself because she made him feel so ashamed of himself. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, written by Ken Kesey shows that thoughts of mental patients and what it is like to live in a mental institution. I highly enjoyed this novel, and recommend it to a person that enjoys suspense, along with a theme of self-discoveries.