The World Series

Goal: To appreciate the escalating conflict between Ratched and McMurphy and how this contributes to characterization and theme.


1. Assign vocabulary words 

2. Continue video

3. Reading group activity: Contrast McMurphy and the Big Nurse

• Pages 143-45
• Activity
• What do McMurphy and Nurse both symbolize? How does Kesey use these characters to present the idea of society's domination of individual freedom?

HW: Read to page 166 and vocabulary picture