What happens when authority stops protecting people and starts controlling them?

When does rebellion become necessary? And when does it become dangerous? In this Read & Talk club, we’ll read and discuss carefully chosen excerpts from the classic book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and use them as a starting point to explore power, conformity, resistance, and what it really means to be “normal.”

 

Seven days ago, we held a Watch & Talk session using scenes from the film adaptation — but this club stands completely on its own. Whether you joined that session or not, whether you’ve read the book, seen the movie, or know nothing about either, you’re absolutely welcome. We’ll read together, unpack the ideas together, and use the text to spark a smart, open, and often surprisingly fun discussion about authority and rebellion, in fiction, and in our own lives today.

 

当权威不再保护人，而开始控制人时，会发生什么？

 

反抗在什么时候是必要的？又在什么时候变得危险？在这场 Read & Talk 活动中，我们会一起阅读《One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest》（《飞跃疯人院》）中的精选片段，并以此为起点，聊聊权力、从众、反抗，以及“正常”到底意味着什么。

 

七天前，我们刚刚举办了一场基于电影改编版本的 Watch & Talk，但这次读书会是完全独立的活动。无论你有没有参加那一场，无论你是否读过原著、看过电影，甚至完全不了解这个故事，都非常欢迎加入。我们会一起阅读，一起拆解文本，一起思考，用书中的情节和人物，展开一场理性、开放、而且往往会意外有趣的讨论——关于文学中的权威与反抗，也关于当下生活里的我们自己。