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Adam asked this question about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:
I have long thought of this book as one of my favorites, but noticed some heavy racist and misogynistic undertones when I re-read it. Much of this was left out of the film. Does old fashioned sexism sully an otherwise great work of literature?
Lisa Great discussion topic! I think you need to read a book like this while keeping in mind the time in which it was written. It drives me crazy to read a…moreGreat discussion topic! I think you need to read a book like this while keeping in mind the time in which it was written. It drives me crazy to read a historical fiction novel and have characters who are completely liberal and way ahead of their time in their thinking. It's just not realistic. It's not like this book was promoting sexism and racism, it's just describing a time and characters where these issues weren't taken the same way as they are today. It scares me that in today's world, we're not far off from becoming a book burning society because we can't reconcile the past with the present.(less)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey
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