Cursus

Een cursus waarin de film gebruikt wordt als reflectie op diverse thema's.

Psychology and Literature
Ms. Haslach
Fall 2007
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: An Introduction

Directions: Answer the following questions using the following resources.

If you use one of the Web resources, please PARAPHRASE your responses for each; do not cut and paste.

• Brief film shown in class entitle “Great Books: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
• http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/kesey.html
• http://www.answers.com/topic/counterculture
• The printed materials from eNotes.com attached to this page.

QUESTIONS:

1. Provide 3-5 points from Kesey’s biography (birth and death, where he lived, where he worked, went to school, etc.)

2. Who are The Merry Pranksters and how is Kesey associated with them
   

3. What was the 1960’s Counterculture all about?

4. What parts of Ken Kesey’s life experience influenced him in writing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

5. How did critics and audiences receive One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and what other adaptations exist?