One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a controversial novel that has left parents and school authorities debating its influence on students since its publication in 1962. The novel describes the inner workings of a mental institution, how patients are emasculated and mistreated by the terrifying Nurse Ratched, who will do anything to control them. But along comes McMurphy, a criminal who chose to go to an asylum rather than undergo physical labor; he disrupts the order of the hospital with his big personality and strong opinions, undermining Nurse Ratched's authority and encouraging patients to live their own lives, until he too is silenced forever by authority. In his novel, Ken Kesey depicts society as an oppressive machine whose sole purpose is to control people, and conveys the very important message that you can imprison and subjugate a person, but you can never take away their will to self-control. fight for freedom. So why would a book with such an important message spark controversy? Why would some school districts go so far as to completely ban this book from their school ?...