One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Poem

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"Three geese in a flock, one flew east one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest" - Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes, a novel by Ken Kesey, unfolds in the stark setting of an Oregon psychiatric hospital. This backdrop serves as a canvas for the narrative's exploration of institutional processes and the human mind, while also providing a platform for the novel's critique of psychiatry and celebration ofo individualistic principles.

The quote, 'Three geese in a flock, one flew east one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest', is the epigraph to Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This children's folk rhyme, with its implication of insanity, sets the tone for the novel and serves As a symbol ofe the patients' struggle against the oppressive system of the mental institution.

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