Truth is Perception In the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, written by Ken Kesey, we see a disturbing society where insanity, and the truth, may or may not be real. We meet characters whom society claims are "insane" and are trying to "adjust" back into the world. The people in this novel struggle with control, conformity, and lack of self-empowerment. What is truth? If truth is based solely upon one's perception of the …showed first 75 words of 1856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1856 total…of empowerment and rebellion. The perception that the reader receives while reading this novel is that society pushes the characters into insanity. However, once they resign themselves to not conform, and begin to empower themselves based on McMurphy's example, they are able to free themselves from society's noose. In the end, Chief provides a figure of hope, hope that the oppressive society does not always win and that truth can in fact set you free.