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Comparison of the book and novel versions of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Summary: The movie version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is funnier and easier to understand than the novel, according to the author.
Both Ken Kesey's book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest and the movie and entertaining and are both considered classics. Both the book and the movie have their ups and down. The story takes place in an insane asylum. One man, McMurphy who comes to the asylum is not crazy but is there to avoid work camp and he believes it is better than jail. The asylum is under the strict control of Nurse Ratchet who is referred to "big nurse" by Chief Bromden. Chief is huge however feels small. He is believed to be deaf and dumb but is not. McMurphy becomes the leader of the inmates and is looked up to for his defiance towards the big nurse. He helps the inmates loosen up and live a little. I feel that by the end most all of them where no longer crazy. The movie follows almost...
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