One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Quote Analysis

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I have read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest innumerable times and, despite my inclination to support McMurphy, I identify more with Nurse Ratched and her motivations. Though her methods might be considered unconventional and unethical in today’s society, she understands how to efficiently maintain control over the men in the ward. Similar to Nurse Ratched, I attempt to maintain harmony and order in my daily life. Organization and structure matter to me, not because I seek perfection, but because I realize how tumultuous life can be without them.

I always belonged to a quaint, tight-knit family. Day to day life seemed trite, repeated, banal, repetitive, and uneventful (just like this sentence). But, all at once, a catastrophic chain of events
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