20世纪60年代的《飞越布谷鸟巢》

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in the 1960s

20世纪60年代,美国社会发生了一场以青年为主体的抗议活动。运动波及社会政治、文化等各个领域,影响至今。他们以自己独特的方式反抗权威、反抗当时的法律及传统价值观念,为追求自由,为建立一个充满爱与和平的社会而反抗。肯-凯西的代表作《飞跃布谷鸟巢》发表于1962年。作品的历史意义在于他把50年代发端的"垮掉派"运动同60年代的反文化/嬉皮运动联系起来。

The 1960s was a turbulent period in American history during which a revolt with the young generation as the main part broke out. And its influence never stops until now on fields like social politics, culture, etc. They fight for their freedom, and to establish a society with love and peace by openly taunting the society, revolting the authority and despising the existent social system and ethics. Ken Kesey＇ s masterpiece One Flew Over the Cuckoo＇ s Nest was published in 1962. And its significance lies in its connection between the 1950s Beat Generation and the 1960s Counterculture Movement.