In our discussions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo?s Nest we have debated about the sanity of various characters and the definition of ?sane? and ?normal.? Whether we believe a character is truly ?crazy? or not the fact remains that the novel is set in a mental institution and a clear line has been drawn between who is sane and who is mentally ill. Your task in this essay assignment is to investigate why that is and to decide for yourself how accurate that distinction is. You must answer the following general question in your essay: Is she/he (or was she/he ever) insane?