The Influences In Ken Kesey's Life
Ken Kesey was an interesting man who grew up and lived throughout the World War II; which, lasted from 1939 – 1941. He also lived, for the majority of his life, through the Cold War; which, lasted from 1946 - 1991. He witnessed the acts against freedom and segregation going on in the United States, and also the repercussions of Hitler’s rein. Kesey took part in some government studies that altered his mind, maybe for good, or just for the moments while under the influence. All of these events, plus many more, could have had an effect on the writer Kesey became.
Ken Kesey was born the 17th of September in 1935 in Colorado. He was the eldest of two boys, and spent his early childhood in La Junta until he and his family moved to Springfield, …show more content…
Kesey was voted “most likely to succeed” in high school, says GradeSaver LLC. This makes it hard to believe that Kesey would turn around and willingly take part in the things that he did; although one could say that he was extremely successful within the path that he chose. The Oregon Historical Society describes Kesey to be “considered a founding father of the 1960’s counterculture”. This is an example of Kesey succeeding in a mission of his. He took part in hallucinogenic Army experiments involving; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescalin. These drug experiments made Kesey become a promoter for drug use as a way to express individual freedoms. Kesey would write of his experience while under the influence of the government tests, and after he wrote the novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey began to experiment with these drugs on his own. Kesey not only is known as a founding father of the counterculture, but also the Merry …show more content…
The government started rationing necessities such as: food, gas and clothing. This sounds like a familiar situation Kesey creates in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, published in 1962. The Japanese would be Randle McMurphy, he came into the ward and messed around with the way Nurse Ratched had it functioning. The repercussions of McMurphys’ gambling with the other patients included the rationing of cigarettes. The ward is on a very minuscule scale compared to the entire world, yet it can be looked at as a simplified version of
Ken Kesey was born the 17th of September in 1935 in Colorado. He was the eldest of two boys, and spent his early childhood in La Junta until he and his family moved to Springfield, …show more content…
Kesey was voted “most likely to succeed” in high school, says GradeSaver LLC. This makes it hard to believe that Kesey would turn around and willingly take part in the things that he did; although one could say that he was extremely successful within the path that he chose. The Oregon Historical Society describes Kesey to be “considered a founding father of the 1960’s counterculture”. This is an example of Kesey succeeding in a mission of his. He took part in hallucinogenic Army experiments involving; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescalin. These drug experiments made Kesey become a promoter for drug use as a way to express individual freedoms. Kesey would write of his experience while under the influence of the government tests, and after he wrote the novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey began to experiment with these drugs on his own. Kesey not only is known as a founding father of the counterculture, but also the Merry …show more content…
The government started rationing necessities such as: food, gas and clothing. This sounds like a familiar situation Kesey creates in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, published in 1962. The Japanese would be Randle McMurphy, he came into the ward and messed around with the way Nurse Ratched had it functioning. The repercussions of McMurphys’ gambling with the other patients included the rationing of cigarettes. The ward is on a very minuscule scale compared to the entire world, yet it can be looked at as a simplified version of