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Although One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is banned in certain places due to its vulgar language and its explicit language, I truly believe that it shouldn’t be banned. Taking away the right to read a book because it’s seen as inappropriate is just such a terrible thing to do. When you read a book you enjoy, you’re able to imagine all the things that are going on as well as let you creative side out. I understand that this book may not be the most appropriate book for anybody younger than 13, but it should still be open. I get how people may think that little kids will get ideas from this book cause of the things it says, but in all honesty, would little kids really read this book? This book is meant for teenagers and up, as you can see from …show more content…

We need stories!” I agree! Even though they’re inappropriate at times, no author makes a story without there being a lesson, and in this book One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, there’s a whole bunch of lessons. “I ran across the grounds in the direction I remembered seeing the dog go, toward the highway. I remember I was taking huge strides as I ran, seeming to step and float a long ways before my next foot struck the earth. I felt like I was flying. Free (Kesey, pg. 324).” Sure he broke the rules and escaped the hospital, but think about it: when you feel oppressed for so long and that you’re good as dead, you need to do something to change that, because you can choose happiness it’s just a matter of you fighting to get it. That is exactly what Bromden did. Another lesson is when Bromden says “Machines with flaws inside that can’t be repaired (Kesey, pg. 16).” When Bromden states this, he’s talking about how the doctors and aides view the Chronics. When I read that quote, I actually stopped and thought about myself, then I began to laugh. Everybody that is just too difficult to change or get rid of, does that mean we’re all crazy and deserve to go to a mental hospital? Reading that quote made me realize that I can’t always fix my flaws and that sometimes I just have to accept it and hope the person I fall in love with in the future accepts it as well. These two

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I personally believe that One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest should not be banned for various reasons. While it may include many sexual innuendos, graphic descriptions, and risky behavior, this novel gives you insight as to what mental institutions are like and also shows that you can still have a carefree and fun attitude even though you are ill. Although the book was incredibly upsetting at some points, it put a system that needed to change in the spotlight, and Kesey did so with an amazing sense of humor and loaded the story with very memorable characters. According to Banned Book Awareness, in 1974, residents of a town in Ohio claimed the book to be considered ‘pornographic’.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest helps promote mental health awareness by allowing readers to learn about a new mental illness as a new character is introduced into the novel. It allowed readers to get a view of what illnesses there were during the 1960s and also how it may have impacted an individual dealing with the type of mental illness. To continue, since One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is not only a popular book read in schools, but also around the world, it encourages readers to have conversations about the novel and the mental illnesses that were discussed. Although, there are people that believe that One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest should not get banned, there are also people that believe it should get banned. According to Banned Library, one of the main reasons people have wanted to get the book banned is because its “pornographic” and “glorifies criminal activity”.

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