One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Describe symbolism in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

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The Fog Machine represents a state of mind that Nurse Ratched cultivates in the ward. She wants the men to feel they are in a fog. She wants them to detach from their masculinity and their identity.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest