Inkblot Assignment

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Inkblot Assignment

• Interpret the abstract art on the following two
  pages
• Decide on the connection of the paintings to the
  novel, i.e., the characters
• Connect each painting to one character and
  explain why
• Use specific examples from the artwork and the
  novel to illustrate the similarity
• Pay close attention to details and incorporate
  direct/indirect characterization and symbolism in
  your explanation

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Dear Diary

• Become one of the following characters McMurphy,
  Nurse Ratched, Billy, and Harding
• Write four diary entries, one for each section of
  the novel, explaining the interior thoughts of
  the character
• Begin by describing the most important action
  within the section
• Explain the reasoning behind your actions,
  thoughts about other characters, ideas about the
  hospital and the combine, your next move
• You need to show a clear understanding of the
  character to accurately portray his/her thoughts

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Half The Man I Used to Be

• Read the following songs on the next pages and
  isolate lines you like
• You will use these lines to create a DADA poem
  expressing McMurphys internal conflict and
  thoughts progressively throughout the novel
• Write a response to your poem. 1. Explain
  McMurphys conflict and thoughts. 2. What did you
  attempt to express in your poem? 3. What is the
  theme of your poem?

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Feel The Void I can't feel my lifeMakes me want
to cryHow bad I feel insideLike I wanna
die Can't explain, won't apologizeRe-entry
blown, while I was gone tilt of axis
changed Destination unknownWreckage in
towDepression growsI have no home Consequence
of accepted roleDiscontented seeds, loveless
garden thrown bitter crop to reapUnderstanding
hard-pressed wonThrough me you feel the void
from where the sad sounds come Free return alone
in time to see the sun go black
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Solitude There's no out, downside up for goodNo
light, reflection understoodHad to try,
perversion satisfiedInsane...so I indulge the
beast awhile When hurting yourself feels
rightAnd there's nothing familiar in sightTake
the time to pull the weeds choking flowers in
your life... Or seal your doomCold transparent
blueLocked inside a roomIn solitude There's no
flesh, my own ghost awaitsUnclean, defiled,
hallucinatory stateLust, sloth, not my only
sinsIt's just how, when it's time, on a
degradation trip...yeah When hurting yourself
feels rightLong gone the will to fightTake the
time to pull the weeds choking flowers in your
life... Or seal your doomCold transparent blue