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 * Please word process your answer to the highlighted question. Use specifics from the film to explain your thoughts. **film info


 * 1) How does the film portray mental health facilities and the personnel that work there? Explain your answers by referring to at least two specific scenes in the film.
 * 2) How are women portrayed in this film? Explain your answer by referring to at least three specific scenes in the film. Refer to at least two different women in your explanation.
 * 3)  Who is ultimately in control in this mental hospital? Explain your answer by referring to at least three different scenes from the movie.
 * 4) Is McMurphy a hero? In your explanation, refer to at least three specific scenes from the moive.
 * 5) Are these patients mentally ill? Identify at least three patients in addition to McMurphy. Explain what symptoms of mental illness led to their hospitalization. Explain why you agree or disagree with the diagnosis. Include specifics from the film to explain your answer.




 * Bonus Questions (college prep)- **

Use the resources on these pages to find the information.


 * 1) **Research mental illness and the treatment of mental illness. Does One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest accurately depict mental health care of the 1960’s? How has mental health care changed since Kesey wrote this book in 1963? **


 * [|Definition of a psychiatric hospital]
 * [|Definition of mental illness]
 * [|Lobotomy]
 * [|Electro Shock Therapy]
 * [|Oregon State Asylum]
 * [|History of mental health care in Oregon]
 * [|Mental Health]
 * [|Electroconvulsive Therapy]
 * [|Mental Health America] - National Mental Health Association
 * History of Mental Health


 * 2. Ken Kesey, the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, was idolized years ago. Read about Ken Kesey in the links on the wiki. How did Ken Kesey’s life influence One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Find interesting facts about Ken Kesey that you can share with your classmates. **

[|Ken Kesey Bio] [|Ken Kesey 1935- 2001] [|Psychedelic '60s: Home Page] [|Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters]


 * 3. //One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest// is a product of the culture of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. Use the links on wiki to research this period in history. Explain how this movie reflects the culture of this period. **

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 * The Postwar United States, 1945-1968
 * Presidential Election of 1960
 * [|The Sixties]
 * Vietnam War
 * [|The 1950's]
 * The 1960's
 * [|US History Timeline]