Ken Kesey, the author of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, is an LSD user. He believes it exposes the truth in society. He believes it shows what is really out there and who you really are. The role that McMurphy played to the patients in the psychiatric ward and the role that LSD played in Kesey’s life are of self-discovery and self-actualization. McMurphy helped all the patients in the ward discover who …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…It’s all there.” Once you discover who you are and realize your full potential you can, the sky is the limit. In conclusion, McMurphy helped the patients discover who they were and LSD helped Kesey discover who he was. McMurphy shows the patients what it is like to live, because years of hospitalization can often make on forget. McMurphy sacrificed his own life to save the lives of the other men on the ward.