, published in 1988. His third novel, published in 1995, entitled Last Go Round: A Dime Western.
             The novel, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was a very touching story of the unfortunate individuals who have mental illnesses that require them to stay at a mental institution. Several characters were introduced to the reader in the beginning of the novel, a few new characters entered the story later on, and others left. The patients at the mental hospital went through a lot that they shouldn't have had to. This is what made the story so touching and sad. Ken Kesey starts the story off by introducing the reader to Chief Bromden, who is also the narrator. This character was a tall Indian who had fought in a war and often hallucinates of air raids and fog machines which turn out to be dreams. He's also known as Chief Broom by a few other characters in the story since he seems to be mute and deaf, though it's apparent that he's not, and can't respond to the insults the others through at him. The story then progresses to introduce the readers called 'The Black Boys'. These men help Nurse Ratched, who is the next character to enter the story. Ken Kesey displays the nurse's personality as unfeeling and dispassionate. She seems to care only for the smooth functioning of the ward that she's in charge of over any type of personal concerns or the patients she's responsible for. A new character is introduced, named McMurphy. He becomes another type of a main character.
             The actions of the nurse, the black boys, and of all of the characters raised the question in the reader's mind of who was really insane and who wasn't. The nurse performed actions and duties that to the reader, seemed a little insane, but yet the nurse was the character in the story who one of the few who were supposed to be sane and take care of the rest. Chief Bromden and McMurphy, on the other ...