One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Chapter summaries

Chapters 1-5

The chapter opens with the narration of Chief Bromden, a large half-Indian patient that is selectively mute. The …

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Chapters 6-9

McMurphy is playing blackjack with the other patients, but his concentration is ruined by the loud music that …

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Chapters 10-15

The patients have set up a large table for monopoly, and they've been playing the same game over a few days. …

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Chapters 16-18

As they all sit there in defiance of Nurse Ratched, staring at a blank TV screen, Bromden begins to question …

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Chapters 19-23

Sefelt has a seizure and drops to the ground, where he is administered to by one of the orderlies. When Nurse …

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Chapters 24-25

Taking a cue from McMurphy, the other patients in the ward also begin to exert a degree of independence and …

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Chapters 26-29

Nurse Ratched began to insinuate questions about the intentions McMurphy had in stirring up trouble. She …

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