This book was definitely one heck of a ride. To read this book effectively you just have to look at everything literally, as well as without any litetral thought at all. That makes no sense I know, but think about it. If you want to understand what's going on to some degree, I'm mostly focusing on Bromden's hallucinations, then you have to take everything figuratively and just as an exceeded fear factor for Bromden's mind. However, if you want to try and comprehend how he must feel in that situation, you must read the hallucinations as if they're actually happening. It's very weird.
Honestly, I don't know if I'm satisfied or not with the ending. It wasn't a happy ending, which kind of satisfies me because it would have honestly been very unrealistic if it had been so simple. However, it didn't feel as fufilling as it should have been. It didn't make me put down the book and say, "wow". It was more like "alright..". But I think for this situation and this plot line, this could have probably been the best ending. (I'm not going too far into detail because I don't want to spoil anything)
Like I said in the last post, all of the character's had their own little satisfying quirks, and they definitely brought humor into the book. The book doesn't typically seem to be serious all that much. Maybe more towards the end, but when McMurphy is around it just seems like a good time. I mean, as much of a good time as you can have in an asylum.
A part that I found interesting in the book was when the narrator, Bromden, of course, says, "Maybe he couldn't understand why we weren't able to laugh yet, but he knew you can't really be strong until you can see a funny side to things. In fact, he worked so hard pointing out the funny side of things that I was wondering a little if maybe he was blind on the other side, if maybe he wasn't able to see what it was that parched laughter deep inside your stomach," (227). I guess this is just kind of an example of how positivity and the will to stay upbeat can work wonders for you and make you stronger, but it kind of stinks for those who finding positivity is practically impossible for. I'm sure Bromden feels some way because McMurphy simply doesn't understand what it is that restricts them from laughing, or smiling, or being as outgoing as he is. They've been beaten down so much that they don't even know how anymore. It's been too long.
Overall, I think this is a pretty good book. I can't say it was amazing or spectacular, or changed my views on anything. But I definitely was introduced to a whole new group of interesting people and in a setting that I'm not really used to. In a way it kind of reminds me of high school.... What a strange comparison...I mean all the rebellion, all the activities that were planned, all the filthy toiletry..... Yup, exactly like high school.
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