The book needed to take place in a mental hospital because it tell the story of a group of patients trying to survive the Big Nurse 's harshness. The book would not have worked anywhere else, because the men in the book were all mentally ill, and needed to live in the mental hospital. If it hadn 't taken place in a mental hospital, we would not have seen what McMurphy did to screw with the Big Nurse, and the plot would be very different. The theme of the story is not to let society take control of us. The Big Nurse represents society ruling with an iron fist above all other people. McMurphy represents all of us. Throughout the book, McMurphy tries to take control of the ward and take all of the Big Nurse 's power. It shows that we have to stand up for ourselves and have to do what we want, not let society control what we do. The theme was hard to find at first, but as you get more and more into the story, you start to realize what the Big Nurse and McMurphy
The book needed to take place in a mental hospital because it tell the story of a group of patients trying to survive the Big Nurse 's harshness. The book would not have worked anywhere else, because the men in the book were all mentally ill, and needed to live in the mental hospital. If it hadn 't taken place in a mental hospital, we would not have seen what McMurphy did to screw with the Big Nurse, and the plot would be very different. The theme of the story is not to let society take control of us. The Big Nurse represents society ruling with an iron fist above all other people. McMurphy represents all of us. Throughout the book, McMurphy tries to take control of the ward and take all of the Big Nurse 's power. It shows that we have to stand up for ourselves and have to do what we want, not let society control what we do. The theme was hard to find at first, but as you get more and more into the story, you start to realize what the Big Nurse and McMurphy