Psychology - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

After we have completed reading Chapters 1 and 2 (p. 1-14), in your notebook (which can be your old dream journal) answer the following questions.

If you write down a quote from the book, put the page number in parenthesis after the quote. For example

"She dips a nod at me as she goes past. I let the mop push me back to the wall and smile and try to foul her equipment up as much as possible by not letting her see my eyes- they can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed." (10)

This way during class discussion, when you refer to a particular point in the text, we can all easily access it.

1. Who is Nurse Rached/Big Nurse?

2. What kinds of words does the author use to describe Nurse Rached? Please make sure to reference the page on which you find these words.

3. Who is Chief Broom/Bromden?

4. Who is McMurphy? What kinds of words does the author use to describe him?

5. What does "bull goose loony" mean? Why do you think McMurphy wants to be the bull goose loony?