Document Type
Honors Project
First Advisor
Dr. Scott Suter
Second Advisor
Dr. Galloway
Third Advisor
Dr. Honeycutt
Degree Award Date
Fall 2023
Keywords
mental health, American fiction, psychosis, fiction
Disciplines
American Literature | Other Psychology
Abstract
This is a study on American fiction and mental health. The project discusses the short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, "Careful," and "Where I'm Calling From" by Raymond Carver, and the novels One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. All of these works are discussed in how they relate to and portray the psychological disorders of schizophrenia, depression, substance abuse disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Recommended Citation
Smeds, Emily. "'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:'" A Study on American Fiction and Mental Health." Honors Project, Bridgewater College, 2023.
Recommended Citation
Smeds, Emily. "'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:'" A Study on American Fiction and Mental Health." Honors Project, Bridgewater College, 2023.
Force Open Access
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