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Thesis: Irony, humor, and paradox illuminate the central themes in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .
I. About the novel
A. Values and components
B. Purpose
II. About the principal characters
A. Protagonist
B. Narrator
C. Antagonist
III. About the themes
A. Irony
1. Narrator selection
2. Atrophy of protagonist
B. Humor
1. Ruth Sullivan
2. Character over-exaggeration
C. Paradox
1. Oppression of residents
2. Power of Nurse Ratched
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Irony, Humor, and Paradox in
Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
"My name is McMurphy, buddies, R.P. McMurphy, and I'm a gambling
fool." So said Randle Patrick McMurphy upon his admission to the psychiatric
ward in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. McMurphy, along with Chief
Bromden and Big Nurse, make major contributions to the central themes in the
novel. Irony, humor, and paradox illuminate the central themes in Ken Kesey's
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a tall tale about a conflict
of wills and social tract attacking the medieval and inhumane treatment of mental
patients and calling for reform. This novel, upon which Kesey's critical reputation
rests, among others values physical and moral strength, courage, independence,
and nature...
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