One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Lesson 16
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ELA

Unit 3

11th Grade

Lesson 16 of 37

Objective


Explain how the fog can both protect and harm Bromden.  

Readings and Materials


  • Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey  pp. 130 – 137

  • Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 

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Target Task


Compare how, for Bromden, the fog is similar to the invisibility of the narrator in Invisible Man.

Key Questions


  • What do we learn about the narrator’s past from the first paragraph?
  • What is Bromden describing in the second paragraph on p. 130?
  • How does Bromden explain the fog machine on p. 130?
  • What was the impact of the fog machine on Bromden while at war? 
  • How is this similar to the fog at the ward?
  • How did the “fog” impact Bromden’s vision?
  • How does the fog on the ward impact Bromden? What do you think actually creates this “fog?”
  • What are the consequences of getting too lost in the fog?
  • What enables Bromden to be able to hear the Big Nurse’s plan for McMurphy on p. 133?
  • Why does Ratched fog the meeting?
  • Track the specific diction that the narrator uses to emphasize the impact of the fog from p. 133-end of chapter.
  • What is the relationship between the strength of the fog and Nurse Ratched? 
  • What does Bromden relate this hallucination to on the bottom of page 137?

Notes


  • Assign p. 138-142 for homework and then show film clip of the TV vote in class to begin the next lesson. 
  • Ask about McMurphy’s effect on the fog.
  • Consider showing a picture of the fog machine in WWII to help illustrate.

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Explain how Kesey and the author of the “The Yellow Wallpaper” each use conflict to develop theme.

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