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Why Is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Be Banned

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To start things off, as stated in the Los Angeles Times, there's an ongoing debate on whether or not they should keep the book available or ban it from the public entirely. The Los Angeles Times article states that there are students, teachers and principals that like the book and don't believe it should get banned. But there are also students and parents that believe that the book should be banned due to the book In my opinion, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest written by Ken Kesey should not get banned because of all the valuable lessons learned in the novel with the help of some characters. I believe all characters are put in a book/novel for a reason. That's why I believe that McMurphy, the main character, taught us, the reader, a valuable lesson. …show more content…

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”. Also, as stated by Banned Library, residents say that the book contains “descriptions of bestiality, bizarre violence, and torture, dismemberment, death, and human

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