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Do Now: Panic! Have you read? Are you getting a quiz today?

Aim: How do we explain the relationship between caretakers and patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ? . Do Now: Panic! Have you read? Are you getting a quiz today? While you wait: Refer to p. 65. According to Harding, how is the world divided?.

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Do Now: Panic! Have you read? Are you getting a quiz today?

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  1. Aim: How do we explain the relationship between caretakers and patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Do Now: Panic! Have you read? Are you getting a quiz today? While you wait: Refer to p. 65. According to Harding, how is the world divided?

  2. “She ain’tpeckin’ at your eyes. That’s not what she’s peckin’ at.” p. 59 • What is Nurse Ratched pecking at? What idea is McMurphy setting up here? • Emasculation • What do you think about McMurphy’s assessment of Nurse Ratched’s motives? On p. 63, Harding states, “We are vicitims of a matriarchy here…” What does that mean?

  3. Can McMurphy get Nurse Ratched’s goat? • What bet does McMurphy make with the other patients by the end of p. 75? • According to Harding, what is the only way a man can gain control over a woman? • Why does he think McMurphy will fail? • What will happen if McMurphy does fail?

  4. “All I mean to do, miss, is to –”“Stay back! Patients aren’t allowed to the enter the – Oh, stay back, I’m a Catholic!” p. 83 • What does this moment show about the patient vs. caretaker relationship in the ward? Is there someone in the ward who is different? • How might this be part of the problem with the ward, with the treatment of those most in need of help? • How should the mentally disturbed be treated?

  5. “Why you sure did give a jump when I told you that coon was coming, Chief. I thought somebody told me you was a deef.” p. 84 • Why does slowly discovering Chief Bromden’s secret make McMurphy laugh? • What do you make of Chief Bromden’s experiences with the fog in the following pages?

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